IOA confiscates building materials for the restoration of a mosque

Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) confiscated Monday morning building materials dedicated for the restoration of a mosque in Yatta town in al-Khalil, in the southern West Bank. The so-called Israeli Civil Administration crews raided al-Dirat village and confiscated construction materials and took it to an unknown destination, local sources revealed. The sources added that an Israeli official threatened Palestinian citizens in case they continued to build the mosque. Land Research Center considered the Israeli measure as part of Israeli displacement policy against Palestinians, condemning Israeli attacks against places of worship. Meanwhile, Israeli forces assaulted Palestinian students while being in school bus in Yatta town southern al-Khalil. Local sources revealed that Israeli soldiers stopped the bus and detained the students with the bus-driver and prevented them from reaching their school. Israeli soldiers used to assault Palestinians from Mssafir area in Yatta town in an attempt to deport them in favor of settlement expansion. Israeli soldiers also erected a number of checkpoints in different parts in al-Khalil towns and searched Palestinian citizens and their vehicles in light of unjustified Israeli security restrictions in the city