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Soldiers attack Palestinian detainees in Majiddo
By Saed Bannoura
IMEMC
July 06, 2010
http://www.imemc.org/article/59075

Israeli soldiers attacked several Palestinian detainees after breaking into their rooms in section 4 and 5 of the Majido (Meggido) Prison. The army said that the soldiers were searching for a mobile phone reportedly in possession of the detainees.

The attack was carried out at midnight on July 5, and led to clashes with the detainees who were attacked by soldiers of the Nahshon and Alimar brigades, the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees reported.

The soldiers attacked the detainees with clubs and fired gas bombs at them before forcing them out of their rooms; several detainees suffocated after inhaling gas fired by the army while other suffered concussions and bruises.

The Ministry said that Israel escalated its attacks against the detainees, and
repeatedly broke into their rooms. The attacks are often carried out after midnight.

Detainee Mousa Khouly, from Tulkarem and imprisoned at the Shatta prison, stated that the night attacks are carried out by units that belong to the Israeli Prison Administration, and are usually followed by a number of measures including barring visitations, placing some detainees in solidarity confinement, and preventing the detainees from receiving education.

Detainee Hani Yousef Abu Al Siba’, imprisoned at the Ofer prison, said that soldiers previously broke into and searched section 13 and barred the detainees from their visitation rights for a month.

He added that the soldiers used military dogs while searching the detainees and their rooms.

One of the wounded detainees, Nidal Souman, was cuffed and shackled before he was placed in solitary.

Furthermore, soldiers broke into Al Damoun prison where 15 female detainees are
imprisoned, and forced them to undress under the pretext of searching them.
Some of the detained women were forced into solitary confinement while other were denied visitation rights.

Detainee Wafa’ Al Bis from Gaza stated that soldiers broke into the detainees’ rooms, and forced them out before strip-searching them and forcing them on the ground. The search lasted for four hours.

Detainee Amna Mona stated that the attack was against their rooms was carried out without a prior warning, and that the soldiers sabotaged the belongings of the detainees before searching their clothes and stuffs.

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