Israeli occupation forces arrested a teacher today and confiscated his vehicle in Masafer Yatta area, to the south of Hebron in the south of the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

Foad Eamour, a local activist, told WAFA that Israeli occupation soldiers manning a surprising checkpoint in the area arrested Nabil Younes, a Palestinian teacher, and confiscated his vehicle after asking him to stop.

He said six other teachers were briefly detained by the soldiers, and were denied access to their school in the village of Fakheit, one of the villages of Masafer Yatta. The school is already facing an imminent risk of demolition by the Israeli occupation forces.

Israel is trying to force more than 1000 residents of Masafer Yatta out of their homes and lands after the Israeli High Court gave the army on May 4 the greenlight to force the Palestinians out of their homes and to demolish eight of their communities by claiming the area as a firing zone.

The decision received strong local and international condemnation and warning of serious consequences if carried out.

Israel has been gradually demolishing homes and displacing families in several Masafer Yatta communities over the past few weeks.

Source: Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA)