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57 Palestinians denied travel last week at Allenby crossing

Saturday 23-June-2018

The Israeli occupation authority prevented last week 57 Palestinian passengers from traveling through Allenby (King Hussein) border crossing with Jordan.

According to the Palestinian Authority police on Saturday those passengers were denied travel for unexplained security reasons.

However over 66000 Palestinian and foreign passengers were able to travel through the crossing in both directions during the same week.

17 people with medical conditions were also able to cross into Jordan aboard Palestinian ambulances.

Another 46 passengers some of them already banned from travel were apprehended for legal reasons by the PA police as they were trying to leave the West Bank through the crossing or upon their arrival.

Allenby crossing also known as al-Karama is a bridge that spans the Jordan River and connects the West Bank with Jordan.

The bridge is the sole designated exit and entry point for West Bank Palestinians traveling in and out of the Israeli occupied territories.

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