Protest in Israel blocks major road
Video posted on social media, and verified by Al Jazeera, shows demonstrators closing Ayalon Road in central Isreal, demanding the return of the captives still held in Gaza by Hamas and other groups.
The demonstrators can be seen burning tyres to block traffic, and police can be seen accosting at least one person in the road.
Fire blazes as families and supporters of the Israeli captives block a road, demanding their immediate release, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 12
Israeli army storms Shuafat refugee camp, occupied East Jerusalem
We are receiving reports of the Israeli army’s infantry forces storming the Shuafat refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem.
We will get you more updates soon.
Meanwhile, for a little bit of context, the camp, combined with the nearby neighbourhoods of Anata, Ras Khamis, Ras Shhadeh and Dahiyat al-Salam, is home to about 130,000 Palestinians. Residents living there are fully encircled by Israel’s Separation Wall and have only two exit and entry points in the form of permanently staffed Israeli border police checkpoints.
