Gaza Internal Security Apparatus Summons Fatah Members and Confiscates their IDs and Passports

On the morning of Sunday 3 July 2010, the Gaza Government's internal security apparatus summoned 31 Fatah activists  to its office in North Gaza District.
The apparatus asked the summoned persons to bring their ID cards and passports with them.
According to Al Mezan's field investigations, the summonses were stamped 'urgent' written in red color.
The summoned persons were released after two hours.
According to the affidavits of some of the summoned Fatah activists, the apparatus confiscated  their passports and asked them to sign a paper to confirm they had been confiscated.
The apparatus also asked them  to inform the Ramallah Government that the apparatus would hold their passports until the Ramallah Government sends new blank passports to the Gaza Government for it to  issue.
According to Al Mezan, the security apparatus summoned 31 Fatah activists  to its office in North Gaza District and 15 Fatah activists  to its office in Rafah.