Category: Press Releases
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Israeli Ministry of Defence make threatening phone call to residents of Gaza on the day that Israel kills at least 225 Palestinians
27th December 2008 – A family in Rafah say they have received a menacing phone call from the Israeli Ministry of Defence, warning that “any house that has guns or weapons will be targeted next without further warning or any announcement”. At the end of a day where Israeli air-strikes killed at least 225 Palestinians…
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Human Rights Defenders speak from Gaza as Israel kills over 200 people
27th December 2008 – Human Rights Defenders from various countries are present in Gaza and are witnessing and documenting the current Israeli attacks on Gaza. Due to Israel’s policy of denying access to international media, human rights defenders and aid agencies to the Occupied Gaza Strip, many of these Human Rights Defenders arrived in Gaza…
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Neta Golan released from Israeli jail
Neta Golan, arrested leaving Gaza on the 22nd December through Erez crossing, has been released today by Israeli police following her second appearance in court in Kiryat Gat. She was not charged and was released without bail. Neta Golan was kept in isolation for the duration of her time in prison, but had this to…