An atmosphere of sadness and pain prevailed in the house of the Jaradat family in the town of Silat al-Harithiya, west of Jenin, as they received the happy Eid al-Fitr, in the absence of their captive son Ahmed Rami Jaradat, and were denied his visit. The beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.

The forty-year-old mother, Hanan Jaradat, who suffers from a chronic respiratory disease in the lung, and lives on medication, resisted her tears while talking about her firstborn, who is still arrested. In front of her family, who is sad about the absence of everyone's beloved Ahmed.

And she adds: "The Lord of the Worlds knows my condition and my circumstances, and my heart bleeds for his separation. We missed him with agony and heartbreak at the tables of Ramadan, and after that came the feast, which was sad and painful. There was no feast in our family, and our feasts and joys are captive until his freedom."

And she continues: "In light of the occupation's refusal to release him, we have nothing left but to conjure up Ahmed's pictures, to decorate every nook and cranny in our house, as well as on the Ramadan table, and also in the days of the upcoming Eid, so that he will be with us and reunite us, because his spirit will not leave us despite the restrictions and imprisonment in which he became a prisoner." With Omri Ahmed.

22 years ago, Ahmed al-Nour was born in his hometown of Silat al-Harithiya, to be the firstborn of his family of 8 members, and his mother says: “His birth made us happy, and I still remember our celebrations and the distribution of sweets, because he was the firstborn who was distinguished by all good qualities, throughout his life and upbringing, he learned in the schools of our town Until he finished high school, then went to work in the construction field.

And she adds: "Despite his young age, he took responsibility to help support our family, because his father cannot work permanently and regularly, because he has been injured since the first intifada, and he did not receive any assistance from any party, although bullet fragments are still present in his lung to this day, knowing that he was arrested and spent 4 years in Israeli prisons, and he was released after the signing of the Oslo Accords.

The patient mother embraces pictures of her son, whom she describes as "the supporter, the hero, and the breadwinner for his family. He was dedicated to his work to provide us with a decent life, until the occupation arrested him and put him behind bars."

And she adds: "When Ahmed was with his father, at their place of work inside, the Israeli special units and an army force raided the site, surrounded them without explaining the reasons, and brutally beat my husband and son, then arrested them and transferred them to an unknown destination."

And she continues: "After hours, my husband was released, but Ahmed was transferred to the interrogation cells in Al-Jalama prison, and he was detained for two months amid isolation, torture, and the interruption of news of him and preventing his visits, which increased our anxiety and fear, because he does not belong to a party and does not practice any activity, and he lives his life for us only."

The sick mother waited for Ahmed to return to his home, and she is all confident, as she says, that his arrest is arbitrary and unjust, but the occupation made her life difficult, as she tells, by transferring him after the end of the investigation to Megiddo prison, and she says: “The occupation dissipated our joy with the advent of the month of Ramadan, by continuing his arrest, and amid preventing us from visiting him, The Salem Court extended his detention 6 times, without knowing the charges against him.

And she continues: "In every session, we live through nightmares of anxiety and tension because we do not know his fate. The court refuses to release him, and the occupation is still masterful in punishing us and taking revenge on us by preventing us from visiting him except during the sessions of the military court in Salem, without allowing us to speak to him."

In every conversation and council, the name and name of Ahmed is not missing, especially for his sister Rama, who is a year younger than him. Every day she stands in front of his pictures to call him and talk to him, and her mother says: “My daughter Rama has a close relationship with her brother, every moment and second, she agonizes over his separation, she did not dry up.” Her tears for losing him, as they are friends and his soul mate, and she considers him every beautiful thing in her life.

And she adds, "Often we get up from our sleep, looking for him, and when we find his bed empty, we embrace his belongings and clothes, and we pray to the Lord of the Worlds, that his absence will not be long, and that he will return to us soon."