According to information received by OHCHR, at least four Palestinian individuals, allegedly victims and/or witnesses of violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, such as Palestinians released from Israeli detention both in the West Bank and Gaza, Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem and Palestinians in Gaza, who had initially agreed to be interviewed by OHCHR, later reversed this decision for fear of reprisals from Israeli authorities. Several released detainees told OHCHR that, prior to their release, Israeli forces had warned them not to give interviews about their detention to journalists and human rights organisations, including the United Nations.