PCHR weekly report 4/3 - 10/3/10: 17 Palestinians arrested including 2 children

extracts from PCHR weekly report 4/3 - 10/3/10:

At least 800 Gazan prisoners in Israeli jails have been deprived of 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 3 Palestinian fishermen from the Gaza Strip and confiscated their boat.

IOF arrested 14 Palestinian civilians, including two children.

Thursday, 04 March 2010 

· At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into 'Obwin village, northwest of Ramallah. They raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Fareed Murshed Khayat, 20, and arrested him.

· Also at approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Housan village, west of Bethlehem. They raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Mos'ab Ahmed Za'oul, 21, and arrested him. 

At approximately 02:30, IOF moved into al-Yamoun village, west of Jenin. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested 'Othman 'Ali Zayed, 25.  

Also at approximately 02:30, IOF moved into Kufor Dan village, west of Jenin. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested Nasser 'Adnan 'Aabed, 20. 'Aabed was released a few hours later, having been interrogated by IOF. 

Friday, 05 March 2010

· At approximately 02:30, IOF moved into al-Ymoun village, west of Jenin. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested Tamer Suleiman Abu Toul, 21.

· Also at approximately 02:30, IOF moved into 'Aanin village, west of Jenin. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested Mohammed 'Awadh Mansour, 26.

· At approximately 03:00, Israeli naval troops opened fire at a small Palestinian fishing boat 500 - 700 meters from Rafah beach in the southern Gaza Strip. They then surrounded the boat and forced the fishermen on board to take off their clothes and swim towards the gunboat. Israeli naval troops arrested the fishermen and confiscated the boat. The fishermen were released at approximately 16:30 on the same day. They are: Nafez Mohammed al-Aqra', 39; Mohammed Nabeel al-Aqra', 22; and Mohammed Mohammed al-Aqra', 20. 

Saturday, 06 March 2010

· At approximately 01:00, IOF moved into Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron. They raided and searched a house belonging to Muntasser Diab 'Awadh, 21, and arrested him.

Sunday, 07 March 2010 

At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Til village, southwest of Nablus. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested Bassel Yousef Ramadan, 18.  

Monday, 08 March 2010

· At approximately 01:00, IOF moved into al-Sheikh quarter in the center of Hebron. They raided and searched a number of houses. They arrested Islam 'Abdul Latif al-Harbawi, 19, and confiscated his mobile phone and computer set.

· At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into 'Anata refugee camp near Jerusalem. They raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Mousa Ibrahim Salama, 24, and summoned him for interrogation. 

Tuesday, 09 March 2010

· At approximately 01:00, IOF moved into 'Ein Sarah and al-Zahed neighborhood in Hebron. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested two Palestinian civilians:

1. 'Allam Mohammed Dandis, 27; and

2. Bassam Robin al-Adhami, 28.

· At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Housan village, west of Bethlehem. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested two Palestinian children:

1. Hamza 'Abdullah Shousha, 16; and

2. Muntasser Mohammed Za'oul, 17.

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

· At approximately 08:30, IOF moved into Rummana village, west of Jenin. They established a checkpoint at the entrance of the village. They stopped and searched Palestinian civilian vehicles and arrested Mohammed Kamel Eghbariya, 25.