At least 800 Gazan prisoners in Israeli jails have been deprived for family visitation for more than two 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 27 Palestinian civilians, including two children and a journalist.
Israeli troops stationed at military checkpoints in the West Bank arrested 3 Palestinian civilians.
Sunday, 14 March 2010
· At approximately 01:00, IOF moved into al-Duhaisha refugee camp, south of Bethlehem. They raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Hamed Mohammed Hammad, 35, and arrested him.
Monday, 15 March 2010
· At approximately 00:00, IOF moved into Sourif village, north of Hebron. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested 7 Palestinian civilians:
1. Ahmed Jamal Abu Fara, 18;
2. Adham Hamdi Abu Fara, 18;
3. Ahmed Shaker al-Heeh, 19;
4. Bahaa' Mazen Ehmaidat, 18;
5. Mahmoud Mousa al-Masri, 18;
6. 'Alaa' Ibrahim Barath'iya, 18; and
7. Mahmoud Mousa Ehmaidat, 18.
· At approximately 01:00, IOF moved into Kharbtha Bani Hareth village, west of Ramallah. They raided and searched a number of houses and summoned Mohammed Bilal al-Sheikh, 21, and Khaled Nemer al-'Abed, 26.
· At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Salem village, east of Nablus. They besieged a 5-storey apartment building, in which 5 families counting 30 people live. They ordered resident of the building to get out. Israeli troops verified their identity cards and held them in one room on the third floor, excluding Ibrahim Jameel Eshtayeh, 26, who was held on the second floor. Soon after, Israeli troops searched the building using dogs. At approximately 03:30, Israeli troop withdrew from the area detaining Eshtayeh.
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
· At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Beit Reema village, north of Ramallah. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested 3 Palestinian civilians:
1. Ghassan 'Abbas al-Reemawi, 19;
2. Saddam Tayseer al-Asmar, 19; and
3. 'Orabi Hussein al-Reemawi, 35.
· At approximately 11:00, the Israeli police stormed the African quarter in the old town of Jerusalem. They raided and searched houses and fired tear gas canisters in alleys. A number of old people suffered from tear gas inhalation. The Israeli police arrested 5 Palestinian civilians, including a child and a journalist:
1. Haitham Jadda;
2. Tha’er Seder;
3. Shadi Seder;
4. ‘Abdul Qader al-Qadhi; and
5. Mousa Qous, a journalist. At approximately 20:30, IOF moved into Madama village, southeast of Nablus. They patrolled in the streets and detonated 3 sound bombs. They also arrested 3 Palestinian civilians in the streets:
1. Ahmed Jebril Ziada, 25;
2. Ahmed ‘Abdul Ghani Ziada, 19; and
3. Wissam Rezeq Ziada, 19.
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
· At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested 3 Palestinian civilians:
1. Ameer Ibrahim Sabarna, 20;
2. Ibrahim Sa’id ‘Awadh, 17; and
3. Eyad ‘Omar Sabarna, 20.
