Palestinian teen refused medicines while in Israeli custody

A 13-year-old Palestinian who was shot and seriously injured last month by Israeli forces during a raid on Al-Duheisha refugee camp in Bethlehem, and then detained from his home on Tuesday, remained in a dire medical condition, local sources reported yesterday.

Ramzi Abu Ajamiyeh was taken from his home two days ago, he had previously been shot in the legs during a detention raid in the camp in the beginning of August, and he remained in a “difficult” medical condition as of Thursday as he was being held in Israel’s Ofer military prison.

Local sources added that since the boy was shot, he has had to undergo six surgeries.

Israeli forces have reportedly refused to allow him to take his medication while in detention.

Ramzi was detained during massive military raids across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem when 40 other Palestinians were detained, including six other minors. The raid sparked clashes during which two Palestinians were shot and injured by Israeli fire.

Following the raids on the camp in August, BADIL – the Resource Centre for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights reported that an Israeli army commander known as “Captain Nidal” had threatened to make all the camp’s youth disabled.

Local youth in Al-Duheisha told BADIL that Captain Nidal has made statements such as: “I will make all the youth of the camp disabled,” “I will have all of you walking with crutches and in wheelchairs,” “I will make half of you disabled, and let the other half push the wheelchairs,” and “I will make all of you stand in line at the ATM waiting for your disability subsidies and assistance.”