Israeli army imposes another curfew on west bank village
ISRAELI ARMY IMPOSES ANOTHER CURFEW ON WEST BANK VILLAGE,
INVADES HOUSE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE TEAM
HARIS, SALFIT – Several Israeli military jeeps entered Haris, a village in the Salfit district of the West Bank, again tonight and declared an all-night curfew, allegedly in response to stone-throwing on Highway 5, which is used by Israelis. This was at least the second time in the past month that curfew had been declared in this village; on February 24th the army also placed a roadblock in front of Haris’s main entrance, which it did not remove for five days. Tonight was also the first time that soldiers entered the home of the international peace team based here.
Villagers returning to Haris tonight, including an International Women’s Peace Service team member, were questioned as they entered and asked to show identification. A few metres on from the entrance of the village, soldiers from two jeeps surrounded the IWPS team member with guns pointed, demanding to know where she was going, and to open her bag.
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