Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Israel detains wife and one-year-old child visiting prisoner

Ma'an – Israeli forces on Monday detained a prisoner's wife and child in Ofer military prison near Ramallah, a detainees' center reported.


Suha Edeis was visiting her husband Tareq with their one-year-old child. Israeli forces suspected that was smuggling a cell phone into the prison for her husband, the center said in a statement.

She was taken to Hasharon prison and will face court on Tuesday, the center said, adding that Israeli forces tried to take her child from her.