Israeli forces arrested Sheikh Adel Assakara from the Al-Farouq mosque in the village of Al-Furdis, in the Bethlehem district, as part of a wider wave of arrests in Area A of the West Bank, according to Arabic-language reports. No further details on the charges or circumstances have been released.
Israeli forces have reportedly arrested a prominent sheikh in the Bethlehem area as part of a broader operation in Area A of the West Bank. According to Arabic-language reports, Sheikh Adel Assakara was taken into custody from the Al-Farouq mosque in the village of Al-Furdis. The reports describe the operation as part of a wave of arrests in Area A, which under the Oslo Accords is under full Palestinian Authority civil and security control, though Israeli forces occasionally conduct operations there. The affiliation of the detained sheikh, if any, has not been confirmed by official sources, and no statement has been issued by the IDF or Shin Bet.
2 developments
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- DevelopingIDF special forces arrest Sheikh Bilal Abu Zeid in Qabatiya overnight
- StrongLarge Israeli arrest op underway in al-Fawwar camp south of Hebron
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