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Three Foreign Activists to Be Deported After Filming IDF Soldiers in Hebron
Three foreign activists, including the president of the French pro-Palestinian organization Agir pour la Palestine, are to be deported from Israel within 24 hours after being detained for photographing IDF soldiers and a military post in Hebron.
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What happened
- 01Three foreign activists will be deported from Israel within 24 hours after photographing IDF soldiers in Hebron.
- 02The activists were detained on Sunday at the Hasam Shoter checkpoint separating the Jewish and Palestinian areas of the city.
- 03An IDF soldier apprehended the group after observing them filming the security post and the personnel on duty.
- 04A search of the activists' devices revealed additional photographs of soldiers from previous shifts at the checkpoint.
- 05One of the detainees is the president of Agir pour la Palestine, a French organization that promotes the BDS movement.
- 06The Judea and Samaria District Police interrogated the three suspects at the Hebron police station.
- 07The Population and Immigration Authority ordered their expulsion following a hearing on Monday.
- 08The activists are being held in a temporary detention facility until their deportation flight, and their consulates have been notified.
The incident occurred on Sunday at the Hasam Shoter checkpoint, which separates the Jewish community from the Palestinian sector of Hebron. An IDF soldier on duty noticed the three individuals approaching from the Palestinian side and filming the post and the soldiers manning it. A preliminary check of their devices revealed additional photographs of soldiers who had manned the post during previous shifts.
Following their apprehension, the Judea and Samaria District Police interrogated the three foreigners at the Hebron police station. Intelligence cross-referencing revealed that one of the detainees leads Agir pour la Palestine, an organization active in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. On Monday, the activists were transferred to the Population and Immigration Authority, which ordered their expulsion after a hearing. They are currently being held in a temporary detention facility pending their deportation flight, and their respective consulates have been notified.
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