JEMIN: Israeli army has been accused of ramming a vehicle carrying Palestinian Hajj pilgrims in occupied West Bank. According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, the car-ramming incident early on Saturday took place in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
Wafa cited eyewitnesses and officials as saying that the minibus, which was carrying Palestinians heading to Saudi Arabia by way of Jordan, was hit “deliberately” causing panic among the elderly passengers.
Deputy Governor of Jenin Mansour Al-Saadi confirmed that an Israeli army vehicle rammed directly into the vehicle, which was parked outside the governorate compound. Although no injuries were reported, the minibus sustained damage and the incident caused significant distress among the pilgrims.
The incident came at the time when Israel said that it will not allow a planned meeting in the Palestinian administrative capital of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, to go ahead, an Israeli official said on Saturday, after media reported that Arab ministers planning to attend had been stopped from coming.
