FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Since 1 am on 13 February, the Israeli military placedthe village of Beit Ummar under curfew and arrested
approximately forty men between the ages of 18 and 25.
Since early morning, Israeli soldiers have been entering
homes. The military has closed four different areas inside
the village. Soldiers are stationed around the local
mosque area and throughout the village, with two
bulldozers and DCO jeeps. The military are denying
travel to people in cars or on foot, restricting the freedom
of movement for goods and medicine. The military denied
entry to an ambulance attempting to enter the village.
Israeli police showed members of Christian Peacemaker
Teams (CPT) in the area an order and a map for Beit
Ummar as a closed military zone. Israeli authorities
stopped CPTers and informed them they needed to
leave immediately.
The Israeli military denied entry to the press and has
detained them for an hour and a half.
For more information, contact CPT: 02-222-8485.
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