RAMALLAH, June 19, 2017 (WAFA) – Israel continued Monday and for the fourth day in a row to collectively punish all residents of the village of Deir Abu Mishal, northwest of Ramallah, following Friday’s stabbing to death of an Israeli policewoman by three young residents of the village, according to local sources.

They told WAFA that Israeli soldiers have imposed a tight blockade on the village, barring entry and exit of vehicles, and only allowing residents over 25 years of age to enter or leave it on foot.

The Israeli army has reportedly barred members of the Atta family, to which two of the three young attackers came from, from leaving the village.

The army placed Friday night a metal gate at the entrance to the village, which remained closed since then. Soldiers also nightly raid  homes and terrorize residents, said the sources.

The Israeli army is still holding the corpses of the three attackers, refusing to turn them over to their families for burial.

M.N./M.K.