Gaza, January 4, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Relatives of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails attend a sit-in protest at the office of the International Red Cross Committee (ICRC) in Gaza City, to demand the release of prisoners detained by Israel.
Israel holds about 11,000 Palestinians in its prisons from Gaza and West Bank including, women and children. The prisoners' families have been waiting for the accomplishment of the prisoner exchange deal with Israel.
Near 1000 prisoners are expected to be released in the prisoner exchange deal. The deal reached good progress, but a final decision has not been reached yet.
Photo by Eman Jomaa
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