Jenin - "Jerusalem" dot com - Ali Samoudi - a life sentence and the demolition of the house was not enough for the occupation, so 18 years after the arrest of the prisoner Ezzeddin Khaled Al-Hamamra (44 years), he was punished by isolation in his solitary cell in Ashkelon prison, while depriving him of all his rights .

In the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem, Izz al-Din was born the firstborn of his family of 10 members. Izz al-Din grew up and lived his childhood and youth in the village that he loved and loved so much. He studied in its schools until he finished high school. In legal affairs in the National Authority, he joined Al-Quds University Abu Dis to obtain a master's degree in law.

arrest and demolition

Sherine, the sister of the prisoner Hamahreh, recounts that dozens of occupation soldiers and intelligence officers stormed her family's home in Husan at dawn on March 7, 2004, detained the family, searched everything in the house, and snatched Izz al-Din from her midst, without allowing her to say goodbye to him, and transferred him to the cells. Investigation in Al-Mascobiyeh prison, where he was tortured for three months.

Shireen says: "My brother persevered despite the pressure and torture, and refused to confess the charges against him. They stormed our house on May 31, 2004, and demolished it to put pressure on him, but he persevered and defied the occupation and proved to the interrogators that they would not break him and kneel despite the demolition." She adds, "During the storming and demolishing of our house, The intelligence officer told my father, “We will demolish a castle, not a house, with the aim of putting pressure on Ezz El-Din, but he remained steadfast and steadfast.”

the verdict

The occupation practiced punishment against the prisoner, and his trial continued for a long time, and his sister says, "He went to the military courts for more than 35 sessions, until he was tried for life imprisonment 9 times. During the verdict, the judge asked him, "You are a man of law and you understand the law... Why did you not fight the State of Israel by law?" He answered them, "The occupier does not follow any law, but rather follows the law of the jungle by killing innocent people, children and women, so an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and the beginning is darker.. and you are an occupier." And she adds, "After issuing the verdict against Izz al-Din, the judge asked him: Do you regret what you did?", He responded with determination and heroism, "I did not regret it...because you are the ruler and the executioner at the same time...and it is a struggle against the occupier, in defense of the innocent children and the dignity of our people."

Throughout his years, Ezz moved between all Israeli prisons, and the occupation punished him by moving and preventing stability, due to his militant personality, willpower, thought, leadership, and constant incitement against the occupation, which punished him with isolation in Ashkelon prison since 7/11/2022.

His sister says, "To this day, he is still isolated and banned from visits and meeting with lawyers. He was fined 500 shekels, and he has been banned from visiting his family for 3 months." She added, "The cell in which my brother lives lacks all the necessities of human life, and we do not know anything about his condition. Whether health or physical, and there is no one to communicate with him in that cell or any contact with the outside world, the occupation has completely isolated him from the world.”

Sherine explains that her brother was subjected to arbitrary punishment, and until this moment, neither the family nor the family received any justification or clarification for this decision imposed by the prison administration, and she said, "We feel fear and concern for his life and condition, and the intelligence services claimed that there is a secret file to remove him, and this is evidence that the decision They are unjustified and flimsy arguments to harass Ezz El-Din and punish him however they want."

The sixty-year-old mother, Khadra, “Umm Izz al-Din,” who suffers from pressure and diabetes due to worries and oppression, experiences feelings of fear and anxiety for her son in light of the absence of news of him. Sherine says, “She cries, loses him, and calls with him day and night. Her life, our joys are always postponed, but we believe in God Almighty, and that relief is near.” And she adds, “In every occasion, session, event, and conversation, my mother talks about the sweetheart of her heart.

And she continues, "Despite the nose of the occupation that punishes Ezz El-Din, but he is steadfast and steadfast, and we and his family are with him every step of the way. The occupation cannot restrict our minds from his images or forget his beautiful positions, for he is always in our lives and our details." And she continues, "The most difficult moments of life, the death of my father during He was arrested 3 years ago, before his dream of seeing him free came true, but we will continue to derive steadfastness and strength from Ezz El-Din, as he is an optimistic and strong person, his spirits are always high and he is the role model for us, and we await his return every morning to be with us.”