Israeli occupation authorities allowed on Monday tens of Palestinians to visit their relatives in Raymond jail in Negev desert.

In press statements, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) spokesperson Suhair Zaqout said 78 Palestinians, including 21 children, crossed the Erez/Beit Hanoun terminal to visit 41 of their family members in Raymond jail.

The visit coincides with a permanent sit-in held by the families of the prisoners in the West Bank, the Strip and Al-Quds (occupied east Jerusalem) outside the ICRC headquarters demanding the release of their relatives jailed in Israel. 

Nearly 7,000 Palestinians, including 300 Gazans, are jailed in 22 Israeli prisons and detention centers.

Source : MENA