An Israeli court in Beer Sheba ruled on Sunday for imprisoning the elderly Palestinian civilian Sayah al-Touri aged 68 for 10 months and deporting him from Araqeeb village.
The Israeli court also ruled that al-Touri pay a fine of 36000 shekels.
Al-Touri said he will not accept to be released in exchange for his deportation from al-Araqeeb.
Efforts have been under full swing by his defense attorneys to file an appeal at Israel’s Central Court.
The court slapped 18 charges against al-Touri including state property assaults.
In statements issued sometime earlier al-Araqeeb’s lawyer Shahda Ibn Bari said the crackdowns against al-Touri are retaliatory and oppressive.
He added that the Israeli authorities have been striving to force al-Touri out of his land without enabling him to prove his ownership of it.
Araqeeb is one of more than 35 Palestinian villages across the Negev region unrecognized by the Israeli government.
The Israeli authorities claim the Bedouins have established their homes without obtaining the necessary permits. The village has been demolished by the Israelis for over 120 times over recent years.
