Israeli Forces Storm Shufat Refugee Camp, Detain 25 Palestinians

Rasa - Israeli forces stormed the Shufat refugee camp in the occupied Eastern Jerusalem, firing tear gas in the streets and detained some 25 Palestinians.

News ID: 426297

Date: 05 January 2017 - 21:31

RNA - Thaer al-Fasfous, spokesman for the Fatah movement in the camp, told Ma'an that dozens of armed Israeli police officers escorted Jerusalem municipality crews into the camp and began breaking into shops for 'inspection', Ma'an reported.

During the raid, local youths clashed with Israeli forces in attempts to prevent the soldiers from advancing through the camp. Israeli forces and municipality crews then withdrew to the military checkpoint at the entrance to Shufat, firing tear gas heavily in the streets.

Al-Fasfous highlighted that before clashes broke out, municipality inspectors delivered fines to a number of stores claiming that they operated "illegally".

He added that Israeli forces detained some 25 young Palestinian men who were holders of West Bank ID cards.

Shufat refugee camp is located in Northeastern Jerusalem within Israel's municipal boundaries of the city, but is encircled on three sides by Israel’s separation wall, forcing residents to pass through a congested military checkpoint to access the rest of Jerusalem where most claim residency status.

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