“Prison won’t remain forever,” says daughter of Palestinian prison in Israeli prisons

Jenin (QNN)- Turning it into rubble, Israeli occupation forces on Sunday night blew up house of Palestinian prisoner Mahmoud Ghaleb Jaradat in Silat al-Harithiya town in Jenin, as a punitive measure as he is accused of carrying out an alleged shooting operation along with five others last December.

Local sources said the Israeli occupation forces last night raided the town of Silat al-Harithiya and started demolishing parts of the house of the Palestinian prisoner. The forces then blew up the house with explosives.

In December, the occupation authorities informed four Palestinian families of their decision to demolish their houses in Silat al-Harithiya town, as a punitive measure as their sons are accused of carrying out the alleged shooting attack.

That time, the Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Silat al-Harithiya and took the measures of the four houses: house of Ahmed Muhammad Yassin Jaradat, the father of brothers Ghaith and Omar who are accused of carrying out the shooting operation that took place on December 16, near the illegal settlement of Homesh, north of Nablus, leaving an Israeli settler killed, and the houses of Muhammad Youssef Jaradat, Ibrahim Musa Tahaineh, Mahmoud Ghaleb Jaradat, and Taher Abu Salah who are all accused of helping the two brotehrs.

The occupation forces arrested them all after raiding their home in Jenin and turning it upside-down.

The residents of the houses have been evacuating the furniture; the demolition operation will make over 30 people homeless.

In the early morning hours of Monday, Mayar, the daughter of Mahmoud Jaradat, was seen inspecting the house after it was blown up last night.

In an interview with Quds News Network (QNN), Mayar was asked about her feelings after her family’s house, where they have been living for years, turned into rubble.

“We will stay in our land,” Mayar answered.

“This is our land, our land, our land. We will free it, God Willing. They [the Israelis] will never stay in it. Today, today we will free it. Not tomorrow. We will free it today, God Willing,” Mayar added.

“They won’t stay in it.”

Asking her what about the supporters from the town and nearby villages who came to support you and protest against the demolition operation.

“Thanks to them [the Palestinian protesters. When they arrived, they made us stronger,” the little girl said, adding “Their presence made us stronger. And our spirits were very high.”

Mayar also sent a message to her father, saying, “My dad, what you did was the right thing. We are proud of you. Our heads will always be held high thanks to you.”

“Because you are our hero and the world’s hero,” she added.

“Palestine will be free, God Willing. Victory is coming soon as the prison won’t remain forever.”

The Israeli occupation state has used house demolition as a collective punitive measure against the families of Palestinians, who carry out resistance operations.

Hundreds of houses have been demolished within this policy since 1967, leaving thousands of Palestinians homeless despite they had done no wrong and were not suspected of any wrongdoing.

This policy constitutes collective punishment, which is prohibited and violates binding provisions of international law: in the Geneva Convention (“No protected person may be punished for an offence he or she has not personally committed. Collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited. Pillage is prohibited. Reprisals against protected persons and their property are prohibited”).

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