A number of relatives of Palestinian prisoners from the besieged Gaza Strip left the coastal enclave Tuesday morning through the Erez checkpoint after they were granted permission to visit their relatives being held in Israel’s Echel prison.
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) spokesperson in Gaza Suheir Zaqout affirmed to the PIC reporter that 12 Palestinians from Gaza visited eight Palestinian prisoners held in Echel prison through facilitation from the ICRC.
Zaqout added that three children were among the visitors.
