Israeli police detained Governor of Jerusalem Adnan Ghaith
Israeli police on Saturday detained Governor of Jerusalem Adnan Ghaith, according to official Wafa news agency.
“At least three police cars intercepted the car carrying the governor before nabbing him and leading him to an unknown destination,” the news agency said.
It added that no reason was given for the arrest, which took place in north of occupied Jerusalem.
Earlier Saturday, Israeli forces also detained the Palestinian intelligence chief in Jerusalem, according to Wafa news agency.
Col. Jihad al-Faqih was stopped while driving to his work at an Israeli military checkpoint in al-Judeira village in northwestern Jerusalem, it said.
The Palestinian official was taken to Jerusalem for interrogation.
Israeli authorities have yet to comment on the report.
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Israeli naval forces on Saturday detained two Palestinian fishermen off the coast of the blockaded Gaza Strip, according to a local official.The two fishermen were identified as Karim and Mohamed Abu Hassan, who were arrested three miles away from the shore of the northern city of Beit Lahia, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, an NGO, said in a statement.The Israeli forces confiscated their boat and fishing equipment, the union said.There was no comment from the Israeli Navy on the report.After Israel's devastating 2014 military onslaught on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip (which left more than 2,150 Palestinians dead), Israel began to allow Palestinian fishermen to ply their trade up to six nautical miles off the coast (as opposed to three previously).US to merge Jerusalem consulate in to new embassyUN signs agreements with Israeli security firms: ReportIn May of this year, Israel increased this to nine nautical miles.One month later, however, Israel reduced this again to only three nautical miles in response to the launching of incendiary kites and balloons into Israel by Palestinian activists in Gaza.The kite/balloon attacks came as part of ongoing Palestinian rallies along the Gaza-Israel buffer zone to protest Israel’s 12-year blockade of the coastal enclave.Since the rallies -- which have continued on an almost-daily basis -- began on March 30, more than 200 Palestinians have been martyred by Israeli troops deployed along the other side of the buffer zone.Egypt delegation meets Israel officials to discuss GazaIsrael spying industry aids repressive regimes: HaaretzIsrael deploys fresh troops, tanks on Gaza’s outskirtsIsraeli army to step up response to Gaza demonstrations
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