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Ramallah · Olive harvest
Three Palestinians among 17 detained at Kafr Ni'ma olive harvest
Israeli forces detained 17 people during the olive harvest west of Ramallah on Friday. Police say the foreigners will be deported; the three Palestinians, a campaign coordinator and two farmers, remain under investigation.
It was harvest day in Kafr Ni'ma, a village west of Ramallah, on Friday, Nov. 6, when Israeli forces detained 17 people: 12 international activists, two foreign journalists and three Palestinians. WAFA, citing the Faza'a campaign, said they were taken to a nearby military outpost.
The three Palestinians are the campaign's coordinator, Hala Abu Gharbiyeh, and two farmers, Yaqoub and Mohammad Ataya, the campaign said, according to the Jerusalem daily Al-Quds.
The same day, Faza'a said a lawyer had told it that Israeli authorities would deport the 12 activists on Saturday morning: five Germans, four Italians, two Canadians and an American.
Police, as reported by The Times of Israel on Nov. 8, said 14 foreigners would be deported after being held on suspicion of disturbing public order. Police also referred to "anti-Israel media campaigns" and said the investigation of the three Palestinians is ongoing.
None of the sources says where the three are being held, or confirms that the deportations have taken place.
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