Muss’ab Abed Al Basset Abdullah Abu Rayah, 15, from Al Aroub Camp, West Bank

I was arrested on 24 May 2007 near Al Aroub College by Israeli soldiers. During the arrest, the soldiers beat me by boxing me with their hands. They beat me around my waist and shoulders and afterwards they put me in their jeep. During the transfer, they blindfolded and handcuffed me. They slapped me.

The transfer lasted for half an hour until we reached Khirbit Sor and there, they beat me with their hands. One of the soldiers beat me in the middle of my back and he continuously asked me questions and when I didn’t respond, he beat me with his hands on my face. He continued to ask me questions for half an hour.

I was then transferred to Atzion Detention Centre where I was interrogated for one hour and the interrogator showed me photographs of someone throwing stones and paint.

At about sunset, they transferred me to a military place, I don’t know where or the name of this place. I spent the whole night outside. Every soldier that passed by beat me and I did not sleep at all.

I was interrogated in the Hebrew language and there was a soldier who translated for me. I signed papers but I don’t know the content of the papers. They informed me that it contained my confession of stone throwing and the next day, they transferred me to Ofer Prison.

We were 24 prisoners, children and adult in the tent.

Ofer Prison, 12 June 2007