City of Tulkarem besieged by Israeli occupation forces for the fourteenth day

City of Tulkarem in the northern West Bank enters fourteenth day of isolaton 

Date: 14 / 07 / 2007 Time: 12:55

Tulkarem – Ma'an – 

For fourteen days in a row, the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem has been besieged by Israeli occupation forces. The city has been cut off by the deployment of two checkpoints to the south and the east of the city, and many additional movable roadblocks.

Ma'an's reporter said that the Israeli forces are preventing anyone under the age of 35 from crossing the checkpoints, "on account of unreasonable justifications". Palestinians are prohibited from moving freely throughout many Palestinian districts in the West Bank.

Eyewitnesses stated, "The Israeli forces staffing the checkpoints are intent on humiliating and holding the Palestinians for a long time". The siege has continued, following the killing of an operative from the Al Quds Brigades, who tried to bomb Israeli soldiers at the eastern checkpoint in Tulkarem some days ago.

 

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