The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Thursday kidnaped a Palestinian passenger at the Beit Hanoun (Erez) border crossing in the north of the Gaza Strip as he was trying to get approval for travel to the occupied territories.
The Gazan passenger Husam Abu Yunis went to the crossing to finish processing his travel request but he was detained after Israeli officers questioned him according to local sources.
Instead of being denied travel and sent back to Gaza the IOF kidnaps many Gazan citizens including merchants and patients every year after they submit requests for travel through the Beit Hanoun crossing and later go there to be interviewed in order to receive final approval.