YAKI ADAMKER (Jpost.com 31-8-24)
Eleven government ministers joined Minister Orit Strock's call on Thursday not to allow visits by representatives of the Red Cross to the Nukhba terrorists imprisoned in Israel.
The Red Cross would visit the terrorists without having visited the hostages held in Gaza and providing them with medication first.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the political and security cabinet were presented with the call, which they were expected to discuss on Thursday night.
Earlier this week, the High Court of Justice issued a conditional order according to which the state must explain why visits by the Red Cross's representatives to Israeli prisons should be prevented. The ministers demand that this position be the state's answer to the High Court.
Minister Orit Strock led the call and was joined by Amichai Eliyahu, Uriel Busso, Yitzhak Goldknopf, Miki Zohar, Amichai Chikli, Idit Silman, Ya’acov Margi, Ofir Sofer, and May Golan.
LAST APRIL, politicians and various organizations strongly criticized the decision of the War Cabinet to authorize visits to Nukhba prisoners.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed approving the visits, which was
