Report: the Israeli army kidnapped 60 civilians from Hebron during the moth of January 2008

Wednesday February 06, 2008 15:02 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

The Palestinian Prisoners Society office in the southern West Bank city of Hebron issued a report on Wednesday; the report states that during the month of January 2008 the Israeli army kidnapped 60 Palestinian civilians from the city.

Israeli troops in Hebron - File 2007

The Palestinian Prisoners Society is a local NGO that works with relief and aid workers for the Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli detention camps and their families. Their report stated that 11 of those kidnapped from the city of Hebron in the month of January 2008 were children.

In addition the report shows that among the 60 kidnapped there are nine that need constant medical care.

Regarding the way the kidnappings were conducted the report says that during the search of the detainees' homes the Israeli soldiers often destroyed the family belongings such as furniture and electrical devices and confiscated computers.

The report added that 13 of those kidnapped had already been transferred to an administrative detention centre, meaning that the army is detaining them without infoming them of the charge. Administrative detention is illegal under international and UN laws.

There are around 11,000 Palestinian detainees in Israeli detention centers, among them there are 900 prisoners held in administrative detention.

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