The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) detained on Sunday evening the Palestinian minister of agricultural Sufian Sultan as he was heading to al-Khalil from Ramallah.
The ministry of agricultural said in a statement that Israeli forces stopped the minister’s car and forced him out of it at gunpoint at the entrance to Givat Asaf settlement illegally built east of Ramallah while deliberately assaulting him before proceeding to thoroughly search his vehicle.
The Israeli soldiers also seized the car’s alarm system the statement added.
The ministry condemned this Israeli act against the minister noting that such measure violates the international humanitarian law and comes in the context of Israel’s escalated attacks against the Palestinian people.
Meanwhile a young man was arrested at an Israeli makeshift checkpoint erected at Jenin-Nablus road.
