The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday closed the Salem military barrier west of Jenin city at the pretext of arresting a young man in possession of an explosive device.
Eyewitnesses told Quds Press that Israeli soldiers arrested a Palestinian young man at the road barrier closed it and prevented relatives and lawyers of prisoners from going to the military Salem court.
They said that an Israeli officer told citizens at the barrier to leave the area claiming there was an explosive device to be dealt with later by special teams.
The Israeli army often closes barriers and checkpoints connecting different areas of the West Bank with each other under flimsy pretexts in order to obstruct the movement of Palestinian citizens.
