(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Israeli forces detained an American-Palestinian activist in al-Khalil (southern West Bank) on Sunday amid closures in the city during the Jewish holidays, a local activist said.
Forces evacuated Beersheba road in the center of the southern West Bank city to allow Jewish worshipers to visit the tomb of Othniel Ben Knaz, Hebron defense committee coordinator Mohammad Al-Jibrini told Ma'an.
During the removal of shop-keepers and pedestrians, an American with Palestinian heritage, 25, was seized by forces, al-Jibrani said, without releasing the activist's name.
A 30-year-old Italian and another British woman, also 30, were lightly injured, he said.
Coordinator of the International Solidarity Movement in Hebron Sami Al-Natsheh said the three were part of the movement and working to document Israeli violations of Palestinian rights in the city.
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9 April 2012 - 06:57
News ID: 307473
Israeli forces detained an American-Palestinian activist in al-Khalil (southern West Bank) on Sunday amid closures in the city during the Jewish holidays, a local activist said.
