The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday tried to prevent a Palestinian patrol crew working for the agricultural authority in Qalqilya from searching and confiscating a truck carrying Israeli products on its way to Palestinian markets.
Spokesman for the Qalqilya agricultural authority Osamah Abu Hamdah told WAFA news agency that one of its inspection patrols chased the cargo truck and intercepted it near the junction of Kifl Haris town in northern Salfit.
But when the driver suddenly escaped and the patrol crew embarked on duly taking the legal measures a number of Israeli soldiers and settlers showed up and prevented them from finishing their work and detained them for about six hours claiming that the goods were “Israeli” and “no measure should be taken against them.”
Later the inspection patrol was able to impound the truck with its shipment and take it to Salfit city to take further measures according to the Palestinian law.
The Palestinian government decided in early February to stop the flow of Israeli agricultural products and beverages into Palestinian markets in response to Israeli war minister Naftali Bennett’s decision to ban Palestinian agricultural products from entering Israeli markets.
