The tears of the sixty-year-old mother, Amna Al-Kayed, are pouring down abundantly on every iftar and suhoor table, due to her grief and her impact on the absence of her wounded captive son, Bajis Mahmoud Al-Kayed. Jenin, rejoicing in his freedom, and living the joy of every father in seeing and hugging his first child, whom the occupation prisons deprived him of.

And she says, "With his presence among us, Ramadan had a great flavor and joy. He took care of us and cared for his family, and was keen to create an atmosphere of joy and happiness and overwhelm us with love and tenderness. He decorated the house with Ramadan lights that were absent during the current year."

And she adds: "Since the first day of the holy month, we live painful and bitter moments. Our tears do not dry at the iftar tables, whenever we see his place empty, and we miss his beautiful smile, his kind words and his presence, which made Ramadan tasteless or flavorless."

And she continues: "We ask the Lord of the worlds to give us patience in facing these difficult moments, and we have nothing but steadfastness and supplication in these blessed days, for the immediate release of my son and all the female and male prisoners from the unjust occupation prisons."

Captive Bajis, the second in his family of 10 members, was born 28 years ago in the old city of Jenin, where he grew up, was raised and lived among its people who made sacrifices and all forms of struggle. According to his mother, Um Hussein, he learned in her schools until he finished middle school. Then he decided to take responsibility with his father to take care of our large family. He worked in several professions until he joined the ranks of the security services in the National Authority, and when he was arrested, he was still at work.

From the beginning of his life, Bajis enjoyed a spirit of struggle and patriotism. Despite his young age, when the second Al-Aqsa Intifada broke out, he participated in its activities and joined the ranks of the "Fatah" movement. His mother spoke proudly of his heroism in standing up to the occupation in the streets of Jenin, which he loved, so he named his daughter after her. .

She added: "As a whole, his generation revolted and rose up against the occupation, which shot him twice. The first time, he was hit by an Israeli bullet in the thigh of his right foot, and the second time, the brutal occupation bullet hit him in the left foot, which affected the nerve that was damaged, and he is still suffering from complications." injury to date.

At dawn on 8-12-2022, the occupation forces took Bages from his house, during a large military operation, led by the Special Units, which killed in cold blood three citizens in the center of Jenin, in an area close to Bages’ house, and according to witnesses, undercover forces in civilian clothes infiltrated the area They occupied the buildings and buildings, and the special units assassinated the martyr Sidqi Sadiq Zakarneh, and when the young Tariq al-Dumj tried to reach him to try to save him, he was hit by undercover bullets, so he fell near Zakarneh covered in blood, without the ambulances completing their reach to them.

During that, a group of Coptic workers from the area were passing by on their way to their place of work inside, and when the worker saw Atta Shalabi Zakarneh, Sidqi and Al-Dumj lying on the ground, he ran towards them to help them, so the undercover soldiers shot him, so he joined them, and later the three were martyred, even though they were They were not armed and wanted.

At this time, another unit of undercover soldiers, backed by dozens of occupation soldiers, surrounded Bagis' house, and his mother says: "We woke up to the sound of the explosion of the gate of our house, and I almost left my bed when dozens of soldiers stormed our house, which consisted of 3 floors. They detained us and isolated us, then they went up immediately. Baggs' house on the third floor.

She added, "They took him out of his bed, subjected him to field investigation during a search of our house, and destroyed its contents completely. They also confiscated two gold rings for his wife and three cell phones."

And she continues: "When they arrested him, I tried to embrace him, but they prevented us, tied him up and took him with them. I felt sad for my inability to protect my son and save him from their grip, and during their withdrawal they blew up and destroyed his private vehicle."

The mother, Um Hussein, recounts that the occupation took Bajis to the cellars for investigation in Al-Jalama prison, and for more than a month, they isolated him under torture, prevented the lawyer from visiting him, and there was no news of him, until the investigation period ended and they transferred him to Megiddo prison, and he was brought before the Salem Military Court 5 times, and what He is still suspended.

When Bages was arrested, he left his wife, who was pregnant in her last month, and his mother says: "He was experiencing feelings of joy waiting to have his first child, and when his wife went into labour, we were in a state of sadness and pain, and she went through harsh and difficult moments, when she gave birth to her child in his absence and cried, because he did not embrace her." And the ears teach it, but we fulfilled his will and wish, and named it Jenin, which he adored and loved so much.

She added, "I was very happy when I reached the prison gate to see him and check on him. I concealed my pain and what I had suffered during the journey of suffering at the checkpoints, to make him rejoice in the birth of a fetus."

And she continues: "The occupation did not allow the child to visit her father, but I brought her pictures with me, so he was very happy when he saw them and forgot the handcuffs, and the prisoners shared with him and congratulated him, and he tried to hide the truth of his painful feelings for not being able to see her and hug her."

And she adds: "It was an incomplete joy for Bagis, because of his arbitrary arrest, so he was patient and raised his spirits, but he was stronger than me, with his steadfastness and steadfastness, so I left prison, and my heart prays to the Lord of the Worlds to honor him with freedom and return to us and his child, and we all hope that he will be with us in the next Eid."