GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Israel allowed children from Gaza to visit their relatives in Israeli prison for the first time in weeks, an International Committee for the Red Cross official said Monday.
Nasser al-Najjar told Ma'an that 61 families from the Gaza Strip, including seven children headed to the Beit Hanoun pedestrian crossing into Israel ahead of their visit to relatives in the Nafha prison.
"The Israeli side allows children under the age of 8 to visit their relatives in jail," he added.
Al-Najjar said the ICRC welcomed the move and expressed hope for continued reform to allow Gaza detainees prisoner visits.
Last Monday Israel put a halt to prison visits for Palestinians prisoners from Gaza in response to rocket fire from the coastal enclave, the Palestinian Authority liaison office said. more
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