extracts from PCHR weekly report 04/2010 21-27 Jan. 2010
Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have been deprived for family visitation for more than two and a half years.
In recognition of ICRC as the guardian of the Fourth Geneva Convention, PCHR calls upon the ICRC to increase its staff and activities in the OPT, including the facilitation of family visitations to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
IOF arrested 29 Palestinian civilians, including two women and one child.
Thursday, 21 January 2010
· At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Nablus. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested two Palestinian civilians:
1. Usaid Khaled Salama, 19; and
2. 'Abdul 'Aziz Khalil Jebril, 23.
· Also at approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Ne'lin village, west of Ramallah. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested 3 Palestinian civilians:
1. Qussai Mohammed Nafe', 19;
2. Barakat 'Ali al-Khawaja, 32; and
3. Mustafa Rateb 'Amira, 53, who was arrested to exert pressure on his son, 32-year-old Rateb, so he would hand himself in to IOF.
· At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested 4 Palestinian civilians:
1. Mohammed Mahmoud al-Slaibi, 25;
2. Jamal Ibrahim Ekhlil, 18;
3. Mohammed Muhaisen 'Awadh, 32; and
4. 'Allam Muneer Ebraighaith, 18.
During the house raids, IOF broke the door of Muhaisen 'Awadh's house and damaged the furniture. They also violently beat him, and an amount of 800 NIS (approximately US$ 200) from inside the house went missing. IOF also violently beat 'Alaa' Mahmoud al-Slaibi, 16, and his brother Ahmed, 19, and damaged a truck belonging to Yousef Khudair 'Awadh.
Friday, 22 January 2010
· At approximately 02:30, IOF moved into Deir Nizam village, northwest of Ramallah. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested Mohammed Faraj al-Tamimi, 23.
Saturday, 23 January 2010
· At approximately 01:00, IOF moved into Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested 3 Palestinian civilians:
1. Hussein Ibrahim Abu 'Ayash, 19;
2. Muhannad Khaled Abu 'Awad, 20; and
3. 'Eissa Mohammed 'Awadh, 21.
During the house raids, IOF forced Diab Hassan 'Allami, 24, out of his house. The held him for more than an hour, during which time they violently beat him.
Sunday, 24 January 2010
At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Ne'lin village, west of Ramallah. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested Rateb Mustafa 'Amira, 32. IOF had arrested 'Aamia's father 3 days earlier to force him to hand himself in.
Monday, 25 January 2010
At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Bethlehem. They raided and searched a house belonging to Hani Masalma, and arrested his two sons, Malek, 19; and Mohammed, 17.
· At approximately 02:30, IOF moved into 'Arraba village, southwest of Jenin. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested two Palestinian civilians:
1. Mohammed 'Abdul Ghani Shqair, 22; and
2. Mansour 'Abdul Khaliq 'Izziddin, 33.
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
· At approximately 00:00, IOF moved into Burqa village, northwest of Nablus. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested 5 Palestinian civilians:
1. Muneer Jamal Saif, 18;
2. Nafe' Ahmed Salah, 19;
3. Ashraf Rassem Hijja, 20;
4. Walid Yazid Daghlas, 18; and
5. Fadi Zaher Abu 'Omar, 18.
They also informed the family of Saddam Ragheb Shraida, 19, that he must hand himself in.
· At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Dura village, southwest of Hebron. They raided and searched a house belonging to the family of 'Ammar 'Aaref Qazzaz, 19, and arrested him.
