The Israeli occupation police on Sunday morning intensified their presence at the military barrier near the main entrance to Shuafat refugee camp in Jerusalem as well as in the area around it as a prelude to holding an opening ceremony for a border police station.
A spokeswoman for the Israeli police said internal security minister Gilad Erdan and senior officials would participate in the opening ceremony.
The intensive deployment of soldiers at the Shuafat checkpoint and its vicinity affected the movement of citizens living in the area from and to Jerusalem.
The Shuafat barrier or checkpoint is one of the West Bank’s hottest flashpoints where confrontations happen almost on a daily basis between Israeli soldiers and local young men.
