28 May 2007
On 28 May 2007, at app.
03:00, an Israeli special force unit broke into three houses of the Sweilem family, which are located at a distance of 200 meters from the border at eastern Erez Checkpoint.
The IOF occupied the roofs of the houses, turned them into military surveillance points, and shot at whomever approached the area.
Further, they held all residents (30 individuals, most of them are children) in one house.
Unconfirmed information has been received regarding the detention of Jamal Mohammed Huseein Sweilem, 46, his brothers Kamal, 44, Sobhi, 36, and his sons, Imad, 17, and Mohammed, 12.