WEST BANK: Israeli forces scuffle with protesters in Hebron, three Israelis arrested.

Record ID: 561266

  • Title: WEST BANK: Israeli forces scuffle with protesters in Hebron, three Israelis arrested.
  • Date: 25th April 2010
  • Summary: HEBRON, WEST BANK (APRIL 24, 2010) (REUTERS) ISRAELI FORCES HOLD BACK GROUP OF ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN PEACE ACTIVISTS DEMONSTRATING AGAINST ISRAELI SETTLEMENT ACTIVITY CLOSE OF PROTESTER CLOSE OF PROTESTER'S HANDS AND SOLDIER'S RIFLE JEWISH SETTLERS WATCHING FORCES SCUFFLING WITH PROTESTERS, THROWING PROTESTER TO GROUND FORCES DRAGGING PROTESTER AWAY SETTLERS LOOKING ON PROTESTERS STANDING IN FRONT OF SECURITY FORCES ISRAELI POLICE TAKING ARRESTED ISRAELI CITIZEN AWAY
  • Embargoed: 10th May 2010 13:00
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  • Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement
  • Reuters ID: LVABU9CVJZR4IOE2Q2ENJGD4LGVS
  • Story Text: Three Israeli citizens are arrested after Palestinian and Israeli protesters scuffle with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Hebron.
    Israeli security forces arrested three Israeli citizens on Saturday (April 24) and scuffled with protesters in the West bank city of Hebron.
    Palestinians and Israelis gathered in the flashpoint city to protest against Jewish settlements in the area.
    Scuffles broke out between the forces and the demonstrators. No injuries were reported.
    An Israeli police spokesman told Reuters that the Israeli citizens were arrested for trying to enter the Muslim side of Hebron, which is under control of the Palestinian Authority and from which Israelis are barred entrance.
    The spokesperson added that the arrested citizens were taken for questioning.
    Home to 150,000 Palestinians, Hebron is one of the most volatile cities in the West Bank, land occupied by Israel since 1967.
    Some 400 religiously-motivated Jewish settlers live in heavily guarded enclaves in the city.
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