The Israeli army carried out arrests in a refugee camp in the West Bank | News | News | Islam and Muslims in Russia and in the world
February 10, 2010 – 1:00 am
At least 40 people were arrested during a raid carried out yesterday by the Israeli military in the Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank.
Arrests in camp Shuafat, situated in occupied East Jerusalem, were part of an operation carried out in order to “restore order” in the area, said the Israeli police.
“The raid was divided into two parts, the first of which ended yesterday, when the Israeli army and intelligence raided the refugee camp and arrested about 40 people on the basis of their political commitment to either Hamas or to Fatah – the scene told the correspondent of Al Jazeera. ” – The second part of the operation is still ongoing, it is aimed against Palestinian workers, who arrived in search of work from different parts of the West Bank, and do not have the necessary permit to work. ”
During the raid, Israeli soldiers raided also active in the camp shops and hospitals.
The day before, Sunday Israelis stormed the Ramallah office is located in the public organization “Stop the Wall”, which opposes Israel’s construction of the separation wall in the West Bank. Were confiscated computer hard drives, laptops, video cameras, as well as paper documents, CD-ROMs and videocassettes.
