Soldiers prevent PalTel crew from maintenance work near Jenin

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Israeli troops prevented Palestinian Telecommunications Company (PalTel) crews from accessing Bartaka village southwest of Jenin as they attempted to fix damaged wires in the area.

When the crew arrived at the gate which bars entrance and exit to the area for all but local residents, Israeli soldiers manning the area told the workers they could not enter the area for “security reasons.”

The head of the Bartaka village council Ghassan Qabha said troops have prevented the crew from accessing the area for four months, saying “there is no special security situation here that would prevent the crew from entering.” Full story