The Israeli occupation forces briefly detained today the head of the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, Moayad Shaaban, after assaulting an anti-settlements protest in the village of Deir Istiya, west of the northern West Bank city of Salfit.
Local sources told WAFA that the occupation forces detained the Palestinian official while he was participating in the protest during which the soldiers fired tear gas canisters at the participants, and assaulted journalists preventing them from covering the event. Shaaban was later released.
The Governor of Salfit, Abdullah Kmail, told WAFA that the occupation forces suppressed a peaceful protest march, which he said reflects the terrorist fascist state’s mentality, especially after they fired live bullets and tear gas at the participants in the march, and assaulted them.
About a month ago, the settlers seized lands in the north of Deir Istiya, and placed mobile homes on the private lands. They also built sheep pens and a dirt road to the area, and extended water and electricity networks with the aim of establishing a new settlement outpost.
Source: Palestine News & Information Agency