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| Palestinian girl arrested by Israel sent to Gaza Strip – where she'd never been, activists say | Palestinian girl arrested by Israel sent to Gaza Strip – where she'd never been, activists say |
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| Teen from West Bank was arrested after visiting Jerusalem without a permit and dropped off at crossing into Gaza, Israeli rights group says | |
| AFP in Jerusalem | |
| Wed 31 Jan 2018 22.31 GMT | |
| Last modified on Thu 1 Feb 2018 18.04 GMT | |
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| A Palestinian teenager from the West Bank arrested by Israel was sent to the Gaza Strip despite never having been there in her life, according to an Israeli human rights group. | A Palestinian teenager from the West Bank arrested by Israel was sent to the Gaza Strip despite never having been there in her life, according to an Israeli human rights group. |
| The group, HaMoked, said the 14-year-old girl, named only as Ghada, was arrested in Jerusalem on 13 January without a permit while visiting the Israeli-controlled city. | The group, HaMoked, said the 14-year-old girl, named only as Ghada, was arrested in Jerusalem on 13 January without a permit while visiting the Israeli-controlled city. |
| While she is from a-Ram, a few miles north of Jerusalem, her father is originally from Gaza, the Palestinian territory about 50 miles away that is hermetically sealed off by Israel. | While she is from a-Ram, a few miles north of Jerusalem, her father is originally from Gaza, the Palestinian territory about 50 miles away that is hermetically sealed off by Israel. |
| HaMoked said the girl was told she would be dropped off at a checkpoint near her home but on her release on 16 January instead was taken to the Erez crossing into Gaza. | HaMoked said the girl was told she would be dropped off at a checkpoint near her home but on her release on 16 January instead was taken to the Erez crossing into Gaza. |
| Abir Joubran-Dakwar, HaMoked’s lawyer dealing with the case, said they had not yet received a response from Israel about when she could return. | Abir Joubran-Dakwar, HaMoked’s lawyer dealing with the case, said they had not yet received a response from Israel about when she could return. |
| She said Ghada had never been in Gaza before and did not know anyone there, though she was now staying with members of her extended family. | She said Ghada had never been in Gaza before and did not know anyone there, though she was now staying with members of her extended family. |
| “No one told her anything – they told her they would send her to Qalandia [a checkpoint near her home] but they sent her to Erez.” | “No one told her anything – they told her they would send her to Qalandia [a checkpoint near her home] but they sent her to Erez.” |
| She said Ghada had epilepsy and was concerned the stress could affect her condition. | She said Ghada had epilepsy and was concerned the stress could affect her condition. |
| A spokesman for the Israel prison service said it was examining the case, stressing, however, that according to official records, the girl was a Gaza resident. | A spokesman for the Israel prison service said it was examining the case, stressing, however, that according to official records, the girl was a Gaza resident. |
| Twenty-seven Palestinians living in the Israeli-occupied West Bank were forcibly sent to Gaza last year, according to military data gathered by HaMoked. | Twenty-seven Palestinians living in the Israeli-occupied West Bank were forcibly sent to Gaza last year, according to military data gathered by HaMoked. |
| Joubran-Dakwar said it was the first time she had heard of someone as young as 14 being sent there. | Joubran-Dakwar said it was the first time she had heard of someone as young as 14 being sent there. |
| Israel has maintained a blockade on Gaza for more than a decade. It says the measure is necessary to isolate the strip’s Islamist rulers, Hamas, with whom it has fought three wars. | Israel has maintained a blockade on Gaza for more than a decade. It says the measure is necessary to isolate the strip’s Islamist rulers, Hamas, with whom it has fought three wars. |
| It is extremely difficult for Palestinians from the West Bank to obtain Israeli permission to visit the strip. | It is extremely difficult for Palestinians from the West Bank to obtain Israeli permission to visit the strip. |
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