"The same center has released a press statement, calling out Israel’s arbitrary arrest and interrogation of Palestinians crossing through the Erez checkpoint, and noting an increase in the total number of arrests in the year of 2012 to six, four patients and two escorts.
Since the beginning of January 2012 until September, 258 Palestinians have been subjected to interrogations or “security interviews” at the Erez checkpoint.
The most recent arrest came on October 3rd, 2012. 44 year old Khalil Jibran Ahmad Najjar was traveling with his sick brother to cross the Erez checkpoint in order to reach a hospital in the West Bank. They arrived at the checkpoint at 7 am, and two hours later passed through to the Israeli side only for a telephone call from the District Coordinating Office in Beit Hanoun (Erez) led to the arrest of Khalil by the occupation forces."
Since the beginning of January 2012 until September, 258 Palestinians have been subjected to interrogations or “security interviews” at the Erez checkpoint.
The most recent arrest came on October 3rd, 2012. 44 year old Khalil Jibran Ahmad Najjar was traveling with his sick brother to cross the Erez checkpoint in order to reach a hospital in the West Bank. They arrived at the checkpoint at 7 am, and two hours later passed through to the Israeli side only for a telephone call from the District Coordinating Office in Beit Hanoun (Erez) led to the arrest of Khalil by the occupation forces."
