BREAKING NEWS

19 Israeli youth detained attempting to enter Jericho

Nineteen Israeli youth were detained by security forces on Friday after trying to enter the West Bank city of Jericho.
IDF and Judea and Samaria police stopped the youth at a checkpoint on a highway leading into the Palestinian city, preventing them from entering and detaining them for attempted entry into territory classified as Area A - or territory under civilian and security control of the Palestinian Authority.
The group were said to have been set on visiting to synagogues in the ancient city.