At least 800 Palestinian prisoners from Gaza 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.
During the reporting period, IOF conducted at least twenty-one military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank, during which they arrested nine Palestinian civilians. IOF also arrested a Palestinian civilian and three Israeli human rights defenders during the dispersion of peaceful protests.
Israeli troops stationed at military checkpoints and border crossings in the West Bank arrested six Palestinian civilians, including a child.
Thursday, 08 July 2010
· At approximately 06:30, Israeli gunboats stationed off the coast of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip opened fire at a number of Palestinian fishing boats. Soon afterwards two gunboats besieged a small fishing boat; on board were 'Ammar As'ad al-Sultan, 17, and Tamer Mohammed Zayed, 27. Israeli troops ordered the two fishermen to sail towards a moorage known as "al-Rafsouda," nearly 1,500 meters to the northwest. When the two fishermen arrived at the moorage, Israeli troops ordered them to tie the boat to it, take their clothes off and jump into the water, which they did. The two fishermen were then taken into custody by the Israeli forces and transported to the Israeli port of Ashdod, where they were detained and interrogated. The two fishermen were released at approximately 17:00 at Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing.
Friday, 09 July 2010
Also following the Friday Prayer on 09 July 2010, dozens of Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders organized a peaceful demonstration in Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah, in protest against land confiscations in the Wad al-Raya area between the villages of Nabi Saleh and Deir Nizam. When the demonstrators attempted to reach areas of land seized by Israeli settlers near "Halmish" settlement, Israeli troops fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at them. IOF also arrested Naji Mohammed al-Tamimi, 51, but released him four hours later. They also arrested two Israeli human rights defenders: Ayal, 22; and Ben, 23.
Sunday, 11 July 2010
· At approximately 00:00, IOF moved into Beit 'Awa village, southwest of Hebron where they raided and searched a number of houses and arrested Mohammed Yasser Masalma, 28.
· At approximately 01:00, IOF moved into Sa'ir village, northeast of Hebron where they raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Muhannad 'Abdul Hamid al-Froukh, 24, and arrested Mr. al-Froukh.
Monday, 12 July 2010
· At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Qabatya village, southeast of Jenin, where they raided and searched a number of houses and arrested three Palestinian civilians:
1. Fadi Riad Zakarna, 18;
2. Mustafa Ahmed Nazzal, 20; and
3. Mahmoud Khaled Abu Sanjar, 20.
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Beit Reema village, northwest of Ramallah, where they raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Jamal Sameeh Yassin, 19, and arrested Mr. Yassin.
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
· At approximately 02:30, IOF moved into Qabatya village, southeast of Jenin, where they raided and searched a number of houses and arrested three Palestinian civilians:
1. Ahmed Nafe' Abu al-Rub, 23;
2. Mohammed Ahmed Kmayel, 27; and
3. Ayman 'Abdul Rahman Abu al-Rub, 22.
· Also at approximately 02:30, IOF moved into Marda village, southeast of Salfit, where they raided and searched a house belonging to Jad 'Abdul Mon'em al-Khuffash and Firas Bassem al-Khuffash and summonsed them for interrogation.
Arrests at Military Checkpoints
· At approximately 13:00 on Saturday, 10 July 2010, IOF moved into agricultural areas in the southwest of Rafat village, west of Salfit. There they arrested Majd 'Ouda Abu Zraiq, 16, while he was watching over his animals, claiming that he was not in possession of an ID card. They took him to "Ariel" settlement where he was released an hour later.
· At approximately 12:00 on Sunday, 11 July 2010, Israeli troops positioned at a checkpoint at the entrance of Hebron arrested Tayseer Hassan Jaber, 47, and his nephew Qutaiba Ibrahim Jaber, 19, both from Jenin refugee camp. According to Fatema 'Abdullah Jaber, the sister-in-law of the former and the mother of the latter, IOF confiscated 5,000 NIS from the two detainees. Tayseer has suffered from a heart clot recently and he lost one of his kidneys during the first Palestinian Intifada when he was hit by a bullet.
