Palestinian Families Banned from Visiting Captured Relatives
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Palestinian families from the besieged Gaza Strip were banned by Israeli authorities ,Monday ,from visiting their captured relatives inside Israel.
Families of prisoners in Gaza said that they were denied entry to Israel on Monday due to border closures for constant Jewish holidays in Israel.
The International Committee of the Red Cross organizes weekly visits ,Mondays ,for Gazan families to their captured relatives.
Israel regularly imposes closures on the West Bank and Gaza for Jewish holidays, but week-long festivals like Sukkot usually only have closures imposed at the end of the holiday, which lasts for a few days.
Many restrictions on movement for Palestinians are typically taken by Israeli authorities during Jewish holidays for alleged security purposes.
Recently, the Israeli army also closed off the West Bank and Gaza Strip for a week during the Passover holiday in April, last week for Yom Kippur holiday, and for Rosh Hashana last month.
Up to 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are sealed inside the coastal enclave due to a decade long military blockade by Israel and upheld by Egypt on the southern border.
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