100 Gazan Businessmen Kidnapped by Israeli Army Since 2015

Gaza, 21 Dzulhijjah 1437/23 September 2016 (MINA) –Since the start of 2015, the Israeli occupation army has kidnapped over 100 businessmen during their travel through the Beit Hanoun (Erez) border crossing, north of the Gaza Strip.

Israeli Ocupation army also revoked entry permits for about 40 percent of them, The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reported.

According to al-Mizan Center for Human Rights, the Israeli army escalated lately its arrest of Gazan businessmen, although they already obtained travel permits.

The Israeli army also prevented, during the same period, 200 companies from conducting transactions overseas and banned the entry of many raw materials and needs used in manufacturing industry.(T/P008/R07)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)