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Israeli occupation forces detain Palestinian journalists covering a raid of a Jericho-area community

Israeli occupation forces detain Palestinian journalists covering a raid of a Jericho-area community
Israeli occupation forces dismantling structures and animal sheds near Jericho.

JERICHO, Thursday, January 28, 2021 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces today detained for hours several Palestinian journalists, including WAFA photojournalist, who were covering an Israeli army raid of al-Wad al-Ahmar Palestinian community, north of the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, reported WAFA correspondent.

He said the soldiers raided the area and dismantled two residential structures and three animal sheds owned by a local resident and seized them.

The soldiers detained Palestine TV cameraman Omar Abu Awad, WAFA photojournalist Suleiman Abu Srour, and Reuters photojournalist Adel Abu Nimeh, along with Palestine TV driver Samer Abu Salman, for several hours before releasing them, while preventing them from doing their work.

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