JENIN, February 18, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli soldiers set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Zabouba, northwest of Jenin, and held up traffic in a step residents considered a collective punishment.
Residents told WAFA that the army set up the checkpoint and slowly inspected cars and passengers seeking to leave or enter the village causing long delays and traffic jams.
They said soldiers told commuters that this checkpoint and delays will continue as long as stones are thrown at Israelis in the area or people cut the barbed wire the army had set up around the village.
The Israeli army has designated areas around Zabouba as military training ground and occasionally carries out military exercises in that area.
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