Israeli politician harasses families of Palestinian captives

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday slammed an Israeli Knesset member for intercepting a bus of Palestinian families visiting their imprisoned sons in Israeli jails.

ICRC spokeswoman Soheir Zaqout said that the Committee is following with concern what happened during the visit, stressing that the families of Palestinian prisoners have the right to visit their sons with dignity.

MK Oren Hazan was seen in a video posted on social media platforms and some Hebrew press websites on Monday boarding an ICRC bus and verbally harassing families of Palestinian prisoners from the Gaza Strip as they were heading to visit their sons.

Maariv newspaper reported that Hazan tried to prevent the buses of the Palestinian families from continuing their trip.

According to a Maariv reporter, Hazan, as he was attacking the families, turned to the mother of a Palestinian prisoner and said, "Your son is a dog. I will make sure you cannot visit him any more."