As of Friday morning, police reported that 949 people had been detained or arrested during the first two days of the Gaza expulsion. 635 of them have since been released.
Among those arrested were more than 250 people who took part in barricading the roof of the Kfar Darom synagogue against security forces on Thursday. The prisoners were compelled to remain in wet clothing during the night in jail, many having been soaked by a police water cannon during the confrontation. Some of those arrested were also reportedly handcuffed throughout the night, unable to change into dry clothing.
Many of the "Disengagement prisoners" are refusing to cooperate with authorities, not agreeing to identify themselves. Police indicate most of the detainees are to be remanded Friday.
In his radio interview, Maj.-Gen. Bar-Lev said that the level of violence used against police in Kfar Darom was unacceptable; however, the police chief commended the majority of Gush Katif residents, who exhibited passive resistance. Some of the Gush Katif refugees themselves have made statements to the press expressing anger at the outsiders who used violent, unacceptable tactics against police and army troops who came to Kfar Darom on Thursday. Those responsible for the most active resistance were unwilling to heed instructions or requests for calm from rabbis, community leaders, and Judea, Samaria and Gaza Council officials.
As a result of the confrontation at the Kfar Darom synagogue, eight policemen and soldiers sustained light injuries.
While the former Gush residents are pained and angry at the government, most residents interviewed agreed that the IDF and police are not the enemy, but were only doing their jobs. They explained that the scene aired on international television from the Kfar Darom synagogue rooftop besmirched the image of the entire community, further shifting world opinion against them.
Among those arrested were more than 250 people who took part in barricading the roof of the Kfar Darom synagogue against security forces on Thursday. The prisoners were compelled to remain in wet clothing during the night in jail, many having been soaked by a police water cannon during the confrontation. Some of those arrested were also reportedly handcuffed throughout the night, unable to change into dry clothing.
Many of the "Disengagement prisoners" are refusing to cooperate with authorities, not agreeing to identify themselves. Police indicate most of the detainees are to be remanded Friday.
In his radio interview, Maj.-Gen. Bar-Lev said that the level of violence used against police in Kfar Darom was unacceptable; however, the police chief commended the majority of Gush Katif residents, who exhibited passive resistance. Some of the Gush Katif refugees themselves have made statements to the press expressing anger at the outsiders who used violent, unacceptable tactics against police and army troops who came to Kfar Darom on Thursday. Those responsible for the most active resistance were unwilling to heed instructions or requests for calm from rabbis, community leaders, and Judea, Samaria and Gaza Council officials.
As a result of the confrontation at the Kfar Darom synagogue, eight policemen and soldiers sustained light injuries.
While the former Gush residents are pained and angry at the government, most residents interviewed agreed that the IDF and police are not the enemy, but were only doing their jobs. They explained that the scene aired on international television from the Kfar Darom synagogue rooftop besmirched the image of the entire community, further shifting world opinion against them.