An-Najah News - Bethlehem - Today, Wednesday, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) closed a road in the town of Taqqou’, southeast of Bethlehem.

The Director of Taqqou’ Municipality, Tayseer Abu Mufreh, stated that the occupation closed a road leading to Khirbet Al-Deir area in the middle of the town with cement cubes, without prior warning, indicating that this procedure will make it difficult for citizens to easily get out and enter there, according to local news.

It is noteworthy that the occupation forces arrested two young men, Yusef Jamal Al-Sabah, and Yassin Yusef Al-Sabah, both of whom are 22 years old, after they raided and searched the homes of their families.

Furtherly, Israeli settlers have drifted lands under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces, in the town of Dura in the aim of building a settelment road on Palestinians' lands.