IMEMC & ISM Media Office
08 April 2006
Eleven children have been held captive by the Israel Army troops since 5am on Friday. The hostages are being held in an apartment on the 8th floor of Al-Sharif building in the city, which the army has turned into a sniper nest.
A young boy, the only captive medical volunteers have been allowed to contact, reported that the families are hungry and without food. The army is preventing any food from being brought into the building.
Troops forced Amjad Aodah`s family from their apartment on a lower floor of the building and are holding them and the family of Abu Amare Al Hajd Hamd hostage. The fourteen people, aged between Three and Seventy, are in a single room on the 8th floor. Internationals and medics have attempted to gain access, but have repeatedly been denied.
Israeli army invaded Nablus several times in the past few days. Local sources in the city reported that one Palestinian has been killed and at least 15 residents have been injured.
IOF Re-close Karni Commercial Crossing and Impose a Siege on the Palestinian Civilian Population in the Gaza Strip
PCHR Warns the International Community of an Imminent Health Crisis, and Calls upon It to Pressure Israeli Occupation Authorities to Reopen All Border Crossings and Ensure the Free Passage of Food and Medical Supplies into the Gaza Strip
“PCHR calls upon the international community to intervene and pressure IOF to allow the flow of basic foodstuffs, medicines and equipment needed to combat avian flu into the Gaza Strip, in accordance with international humanitarian law and human rights law.” [ Read the press release ]