GASA, Sep 2 International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called for respect for the rights of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.
Earlier, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir instructed to limit visits for relatives of prisoners imprisoned under articles related to state security and terrorism to once every two months.
«According to international humanitarian law, Palestinian detainees are protected persons and have the right to communicate with their families… The ICRC calls on the Israeli authorities to protect the rights of Palestinian detainees and respect the obligations of international humanitarian law,» the press release says. committee.
The ICRC considers family visits to detainees as a necessary «life-saving measure».