Today the Israeli army rolled into Balata camp once again, occupying two houses and declaring curfew on the residents who suddenly – once again – found themselves trapped in their homes. Today a ten-year old boy was arrested by the Israeli military for allegedly carrying ’explosive materials’ from the agricultural village of Zawata into Nablus (the boy, who handles baggage at the Huwara checkpoint was later determined not to have known that one of the bags on his trolly contained explosives). Today, the Israeli army deployed an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), a Border Police jeep and razor wire, while issuing an order declaring the Salem crossing/base in the Jenin Governorate a ’closed military area’ (CMA) to the 30 Palestinians and two internationals that had come to hold a peaceful vigil in solidarity with political prisoner Hussam Khader.   more »