Today, 1pm, Palestinian workers from Al Ras Al Ahmer were taken by the Israeli army from the village and detainned at the side of the road for half an hour. Each man had his ID checked by both the army and then the police who arrived later.

The men were returning home after working in a nearby settlement. The settlement is only 10 mins drive from the village but the army only open the gate into the village twice a week. This means that everyday the Palestinian workers have to drive 50 mins pasted Hamara check point and on a small dirt trackover the hill to reach their homes.

The army claimed that they had seen the men driving over the hill and were detainning them for security reasons. All of the men were eventually released however they were not allowed to access the village through the gate and were made to drive around again. This is dispite the fact that the army had entered the village through the gate and had the key on them.