Abu Ali

Detainee: Khalil Baraq'a.

Detention date: 26th of June, 2006.

Resident: Beit Jala.

Background:

 Years of imprisonment were not easily stop the struggling years of Khalil to continue the way of Jihad and resistance, yet his hatred increased against the Zionists, and his huge illness caused by his imprisonment for the first time couldn't prevent him from continuing the way of Jihad, but new cause of the of resistance causes added to him and he have had become personally with the warders.

"Khalil Musallam Mohammed Baraq'a", a 26-year-old man, he is in the Zionist jail of Hdarim and is sentenced for 24 years imprisonment , he paved the way of his life from the School of UNRWA in Beit Jala area, near the Aida refugee camp ,where he lives.

Jihad:
After he had finished the high school stage, he went to study at the Institute of Qalandia area in Ramallah district. He worked in maintaining the office equipment, and there he began his jihad and he formed his personality leadership which it was imposed on others to respect him, he received the respect and confidence of all students of the different tendencies. Then,  he worked within the Islamic bloc, he also participated strongly in the activities of the uprising" Intifada", then he was elected by students to be the head of the Student Council Union at the Institute and he was an efficient person for this position due to his intelligence and wisdom of leadership.

Steadfast:

Khalil had completed his study in the institute, before the occupation authorities arrested him for the first time during his return from a visit. The Zionist intelligence forces seized him at the bridge of Jordan. Khalil was arrested and immediately he was transferred to the detention "the slaughterhouse", there a savage battle took place in which all the intelligence Zionist men were given him a means of psychological torture and physical, as the Mujahid stayed by faith and will. He was prevented from sleeping and he had a solitary confinement lasted for more than seventy days; however, he remained steadfast to prove that the weapon of faith he had is stronger than anything else.

After the despair of the investigators, they transferred him to Majedo Jail. In the prison he had great illnesses which he was suffered from the torture he had from the Zionist forces. He carried with him the back pain in the joints and feet pain as a result of the medical crews’ negligence in the prison administration.

Pains:

Ibrahim's brother, who was seized seven years met him in the Majedo prison, said that he was unable to serve basic things in life even that he couldn't go to the bathroom because of the pains and the brotherhoods were serving the severity of pain. He says, "We didn't leave a legal institutions rights and the rights of prisoners to intercede with the occupation authorities to cure him and to end his pains, but our all attempts were rejected. A special doctor visited him, said that there his life was in danger and his bad condition demanded his release to complete his treatment, but the prison administration refused the demand.

His brother after his release said," His release from the Zionist jail was a festival, all the Palestinian factions participated in it. The Zionist jail administration allowed every section in the jail to visit Khalil in his place and farewell him and the detainees raced to the distribution of sweets and juices as if it was the Eid.

Khalil got out of imprisonment to work to serve his brotherhood in prison, those who served him a lot, he joined the work in the Palestinian Prisoners Club, but he also did not forget his duty towards his religion and homeland. By ignition flames of Al-Aqsa Intifada, the time of revenge against the Zionist jailers came and no one did know that thing.

In the prison again:

The Zionist forces detained him for the second time in 26th of June, 2006.Khalil was one of the direct wanted for Gilo military operation, and he is one of the most wanted for the occupation authorities and one assistant to the commander of Al Qassam. The Zionist Judge sentenced Khalil to twenty-four years, and despite this cruel sentence.

He remained steady that he asked his family to distribute sweets in the mosque after the judgment was issued and he is now in the Nafha prison suffers from the poor health conditions including stomach pain, acute illness. And despite all these pains he was serving and helping prisoners.

His family demanded more than human rights institutions, the Red Cross and the international community to intervene to save his life, which is continually deteriorating and intentional neglect by the prison administration towards him and they are asserting that there is a great danger to his life.