The Israeli police forces stationed at the Container Checkpoint east of Occupied Jerusalem on Monday fired stun grenades at the Palestinian citizens waiting for the checkpoint to be opened.
An eyewitness told Quds Press that the Israeli police in the early morning hours closed the Container Checkpoint obstructing the Palestinian citizens’ movement and causing a severe traffic jam.
The Israeli police regularly close the checkpoint which connects the southern area of the West Bank with its central and northern parts due to “maintenance” or the Palestinian citizens’ “non-compliance” with the police orders as they search their vehicles and scrutinize their IDs.
The eyewitness said that the Israeli police heavily fired stun grenades at the Palestinian citizens waiting at the checkpoint.
Meanwhile the Israeli police raided several Palestinian homes in Silwan town in Jerusalem.
The Israeli police accompanied by municipality crews stormed the building of Wadi Hilweh Information Center as well as the homes of its director Jawad Seyam and activist Khaled al-Zir.
