Israeli authorities detain European lawmakers amid West Bank blockade According to statements provided to Anadolu, Israeli border officials detained a prominent international delegation for eight hours earlier today, preventing them from entering the West Bank. The 23-member progressive international delegation - which included British MP Clive Lewis, Scottish National Party MP Lara Bird, and Scottish Greens member Kate Nevens - intended to travel to the area to stand in solidarity with Palestinian farmers facing ongoing settler attacks during the olive harvest season. Novens described the eight-hour interrogation and detention as a terrifying experience, noting that they offer a small window into the systemic intimidation and movement restrictions that Palestinians suffer every day at the military border points. The exclusion of foreign lawmakers follows the IDF's announcement imposing a complete closure on all land crossings in the West Bank, citing increased security measures ahead of today's national parliament elections. While international observers were denied at the border crossings, Israel's Israeli forces expanded a major military offensive in Hebron this Thursday in a row, imposing a blanket curfew and converting residential buildings into military outposts. Statements from the Hebron municipality confirm that the ongoing Israeli military campaign forcibly displaced nearly 5,000 Palestinians - consisting of approximately 780 families - from the Deir Baha and Al-Jilda neighborhoods.

Israeli authorities detain European lawmakers amid West Bank blockade According to statements provided to Anadolu, Israeli border officials detained a prominent international delegation for eight hours earlier today, preventing them from entering the West Bank. The 23-member progressive international delegation - which included British MP Clive Lewis, Scottish National Party MP Lara Bird, and Scottish Greens member Kate Nevens - intended to travel to the area to stand in solidarity with Palestinian farmers facing ongoing settler attacks during the olive harvest season. Novens described the eight-hour interrogation and detention as a terrifying experience, noting that they offer a small window into the systemic intimidation and movement restrictions that Palestinians suffer every day at the military border points. The exclusion of foreign lawmakers follows the IDF's announcement imposing a complete closure on all land crossings in the West Bank, citing increased security measures ahead of today's national parliament elections. While international observers were denied at the border crossings, Israel's Israeli forces expanded a major military offensive in Hebron this Thursday in a row, imposing a blanket curfew and converting residential buildings into military outposts. Statements from the Hebron municipality confirm that the ongoing Israeli military campaign forcibly displaced nearly 5,000 Palestinians - consisting of approximately 780 families - from the Deir Baha and Al-Jilda neighborhoods.