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 conducted 18 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank, and a limited one into the Gaza Strip.
- IOF arrested 6 Palestinian civilians, including a judge and a child.
Thursday, 30 September 2010
In the morning, IOF arrested Judge of the Magistrate Court in Hebron, Jamal 'Abdul Majid Shadid, 42, from Kharsa village southwest of Hebron. According to his brother, Nasser, 47, and his wife, Nivine, 33, at approximately 02:00, IOF besieged the judge's house. Israeli soldiers threw stones towards the house, so he opened the door. When they attempted to catch him and break into the house, he introduced himself and refused to allow soldiers to get into the house. He requested to talk with the officer of the military unit. They accompanied him to the officer who was 100 meters away. In the meantime, Israeli soldiers stormed and searched the house. They held the family in one room. Later, they allowed the judge to get into the house to change his clothes and then arrested him. On Monday noon, 04 October 2010, a lawyer was able to visit the judge in "Kfra Etzion" detention center. On Wednesday evening, 06 October 2010, the judge's family learnt that he was transferred to 'Oufar Prison, west of Ramallah, and that he would be presented to the Israeli military court on Thursday, 07 October 2010.
Sunday, 03 October 2010
In the morning, IOF killed a Palestinian worker from Sa'ir village, northeast of Hebron, when he had crossed the annexation wall near al-Tour village, east of Jerusalem, towards his work. An Israeli police spokeswoman claimed that the Israeli police "noticed a number of persons (around 15) jumping over a wall opposite to al-'Eissawiya village near the main road leading to Ma'ale Admoim settlement. Two police officers chased them, and one of the officers was able to capture one of them. A quarrel erupted between the two, during which the Palestinian worker attempt to seize the officer's gun, so a bullet was unleashed, and it hit the worker." However, investigations conducted by PCHR and eyewitnesses' accounts refute this claim, and indicate that Israeli soldiers could have arrested the worker without killing him.
Tuesday, 05 October 2010
At approximately 02:30, IOF moved into Ne'lin village, west of Ramallah. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested 4 Palestinian civilians, including a child:
1. 'Othman Rezeq 'Amira, 40;
2. Mohammed Ahmed 'Amira, 17;
3. As'ad 'Abdul Fattah Nafe', 20; and
4. Tariq Hassan Musleh, 18. At approximately 20:30, IOF moved into Zeita village, north of Tulkarm. They patrolled in the streets and held two Palestinian civilians for some time: Ma'ath Mar'ei, 20; and Yasser Jaber Mahmlud, 20. They withdrew from the village a few hours later and no arrests were reported.
Arrests at Military Checkpoints
· At approximately 07:30 on Monday, 04 October 2010, Mahmoud 'Ali Masa'id, 43, went with his sister, 46-year-old Fatima, to visit their brother Younis, 32, who is detained in Ramoun Prison. At noon, he and his sister arrived at the prison. Israeli soldiers checked them and arrested him.
