Israel prevents Palestinians from occupied territories to visit Syria

Originally published October 30, 2001

Israel on Monday prevented a group of 30 Arab citizens from the territories of 1948 to cross the border to Jordan. The Israeli radio said that this prevention came after it was found out that those persons intend to visit their families and relatives in Syria.

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