Red Cross spokesperson Suhair Zakkout slams Likud MK Oren Hazan for confronting a busload of Gazans visiting relatives in an Israeli prison earlier.
“The ICRC takes very seriously what happened today during the visit of Palestinian families to their relatives detained in Israel. Families have the right to visit their loved ones in a dignified manner,” she states.
“It is the responsibility of the competent authorities to ensure that the visits take place safely and without interference. The ICRC, as a humanitarian organization, remains committed to facilitating contacts between detained persons and their families,” she adds.
The Red Cross facilitates family visits for Palestinians in Israeli jails.
Hazan and a number of other individuals temporarily blocked the bus from entering Nafa Prison earlier today in protest against the Hamas terror group, which is believed to be holding the bodies of two IDF soldiers killed in the 2014 Gaza war, as well as a number of Israeli citizens who entered the Strip.
— Dov Lieber
https://twitter.com/SafaPs/status/945247806654173185
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