Husam Subuh, victim, aged 27
On Monday, 2 September 2002, at around 2 A.M., a group of soldiers arrived at my house, in the El Far'a refugee camp. The soldiers knocked on the door of my house while I was watching television. I looked through the window and I saw a large group of Israeli soldiers. I informed my wife that it was the army and asked her to change out of her nightgown. The soldiers began to shout and bang on the door. I opened the door and one of the soldiers ordered me to step out. I told him that my wife was getting dressed, but he said: "get out fast". I told the soldiers to wait until I got dressed, but he wouldn't let me. I thought they had come to arrest me. I wanted to go inside and see my children before I left, so I told him that I want to bring a glass of water, but he refused.
The soldiers checked by ID card, and took me with them without entering my house. There were about fifty to sixty Israeli soldiers. They looked frightening and they didn't allow me to speak with them. They made me walk in front of them and directed me towards the houses behind mine, a distance of about 15 meters into the camp. When we arrived at the house of Tawfiq Zaqi (Abu Amir), the commander ordered me to go up to the house and tell the family to come out. We were at about a seven-meter distance from the neighbor's house. I refused to go because the soldiers were aiming their guns at the house, and the situation was very frightening. This was the first time that I was so afraid of the army. They were very serious, more than the previous times I saw them. I demanded the commander send a soldier with me to the door of the house. I told him that I wouldn't go alone. I thought one of the soldiers would shoot me if I went alone, especially since I didn't know what was happening inside my neighbor, Tawfiq's house. The commander agreed and sent a soldier behind me. When we reached the front door and I knocked on it, the soldier went back quickly and left me standing in the doorway. My neighbor opened the door and I informed him that the soldiers are demanding that he leave the house with his family. After about three minutes, Tawfiq's family went outside. The Israeli commander called to me, gave me my ID card back and demanded that I return home quickly.
The next morning I found out that the soldiers had used my neighbor, Tawfik to take them to the house of his neighbor, Salah al-Yasidi, who was arrested that night.
Husam Salim Ahmad Ahmad Subuh, aged 27, is married, works as a laborer, and lives in al-Far'a refugee camp, Tubas District. The testimony given to 'Ali Daraghmeh at the witness's home on 3 September, 2002.