Muamar family detention incident
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The Muamar family detention incident occurred very early on the morning of June 24, 2006, in the first taking of Palestinians
in the Gaza Strip
by Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) since the Israeli evacuation of Gaza
one year earlier, when IDF soldiers entered the house of the Muamar family in a village near Rafah
, at 03:30 local time (00:30 GMT) and detained Osama and Mustafa Muamar.
The BBC
reports the village name as Umm al-Nasser
Ali Muamar, father of the two men detained, Osama Muamar and Mustafa Muamar, stated "They blindfolded and handcuffed me and started beating me up with the butts of their rifles and kicking me." He stated that a computer was taken and that the whole incident lasted for about an hour.
An Israeli spokesman confirmed the detentions, said that both men were members of the militant group Hamas
intending to carry out imminent attacks on Israel and stated "These Palestinians were transferred to Israel where they will be questioned". A spokesman for Hamas confirmed that the brothers were sons of a member but denied that the men detained were involved in Hamas.
This event was followed by capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit
on June 25, 2006 and further incidents in the 2006 Israel-Gaza conflict
.
This is claimed by Noam Chomsky
and Jonathan Cook
for the Media Lens website to be the first incident in the 2006 Israel-Gaza conflict
and the following 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
.
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Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
in the Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip
thumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...
by Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) since the Israeli evacuation of Gaza
Israel's unilateral disengagement plan
Israel's unilateral disengagement plan , also known as the "Disengagement plan", "Gaza expulsion plan", and "Hitnatkut", was a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, adopted by the government on June 6, 2004 and enacted in August 2005, to evict all Israelis from the Gaza Strip and from...
one year earlier, when IDF soldiers entered the house of the Muamar family in a village near Rafah
Rafah
Rafah , also known as Rafiah, is a Palestinian city in the southern Gaza Strip. Located south of Gaza, Rafah's population of 71,003 is overwhelmingly made up of Palestinian refugees. Rafah camp and Tall as-Sultan form separate localities. Rafah is the district capital of the Rafah Governorate...
, at 03:30 local time (00:30 GMT) and detained Osama and Mustafa Muamar.
The BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
reports the village name as Umm al-Nasser
Ali Muamar, father of the two men detained, Osama Muamar and Mustafa Muamar, stated "They blindfolded and handcuffed me and started beating me up with the butts of their rifles and kicking me." He stated that a computer was taken and that the whole incident lasted for about an hour.
An Israeli spokesman confirmed the detentions, said that both men were members of the militant group Hamas
Hamas
Hamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
intending to carry out imminent attacks on Israel and stated "These Palestinians were transferred to Israel where they will be questioned". A spokesman for Hamas confirmed that the brothers were sons of a member but denied that the men detained were involved in Hamas.
This event was followed by capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit
Gilad Shalit
Gilad Shalit is an Israeli – French citizen and Israel Defense Forces soldier. On 25 June 2006, he was captured inside Israel by Hamas militants in a cross-border raid via underground tunnels near the border with Gaza. The Hamas militants held him for over five years, until he was released on...
on June 25, 2006 and further incidents in the 2006 Israel-Gaza conflict
2006 Israel-Gaza conflict
The 2006 Israel–Gaza conflict refers to the series of battles between Palestinian militants and the Israel Defense Forces . Large-scale conventional warfare beyond the peripheries of the Gaza Strip began when Israel launched Operation Summer Rains , the codename for an IDF military operation in the...
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This is claimed by Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and activist. He is an Institute Professor and Professor in the Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at MIT, where he has worked for over 50 years. Chomsky has been described as the "father of modern linguistics" and...
and Jonathan Cook
Jonathan Cook
Jonathan Cook is a British writer and a freelance journalist based in Nazareth, Israel, who writes about the Middle East, and more specifically, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.-Background:...
for the Media Lens website to be the first incident in the 2006 Israel-Gaza conflict
2006 Israel-Gaza conflict
The 2006 Israel–Gaza conflict refers to the series of battles between Palestinian militants and the Israel Defense Forces . Large-scale conventional warfare beyond the peripheries of the Gaza Strip began when Israel launched Operation Summer Rains , the codename for an IDF military operation in the...
and the following 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
The 2006 Lebanon War, also called the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War and known in Lebanon as the July War #Other uses|Tammūz]]) and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War , was a 34-day military conflict in Lebanon, northern Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories. The principal parties were Hezbollah...
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Commentary
Noam Chomsky has noted that the arrest of the Muamar brothers was virtually ignored in the major media, in contrast to the capture of Gilad ShalitGilad Shalit
Gilad Shalit is an Israeli – French citizen and Israel Defense Forces soldier. On 25 June 2006, he was captured inside Israel by Hamas militants in a cross-border raid via underground tunnels near the border with Gaza. The Hamas militants held him for over five years, until he was released on...
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