BEIT UMMAR: Israeli military arrests approximately forty Palestinians and places village under curfew
February 19th, 2008
CPTnet
18 February 2008
BEIT UMMAR: Israeli military arrests approximately forty Palestinians and places village under curfew
by Jessica Frederick
At 1:00 a.m. on 13 February, the Israeli military placed the village of Beit Ummar under curfew, arresting approximately forty men between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five and stationing soldiers, along with jeeps and two bulldozers, throughout the village.
Soldiers entered homes and closed off four different areas inside the village, restricting the movement of village residents. The military denied an ambulance entry into village.
Israeli police showed members of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) in the area an order and a map designating Beit Ummar as a closed military zone. Israeli authorities informed CPTers they needed to leave immediately. The Israeli military also denied entry to members of the press and detained them for an hour and a half.
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CPTnet
18 February 2008
BEIT UMMAR: Israeli military arrests approximately forty Palestinians and places village under curfew
by Jessica Frederick
At 1:00 a.m. on 13 February, the Israeli military placed the village of Beit Ummar under curfew, arresting approximately forty men between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five and stationing soldiers, along with jeeps and two bulldozers, throughout the village.
Soldiers entered homes and closed off four different areas inside the village, restricting the movement of village residents. The military denied an ambulance entry into village.
Israeli police showed members of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) in the area an order and a map designating Beit Ummar as a closed military zone. Israeli authorities informed CPTers they needed to leave immediately. The Israeli military also denied entry to members of the press and detained them for an hour and a half.
