Jerusalem, January 25, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation forces at "Al-Zaim" checkpoint, in the entrance of Jerusalem city, severely beat a group of Palestinian workers from Al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, while they were heading to their work site in Jerusalem city.
Rani Salah, 26, who was one of the workers, said that they were cruelly and brutally beaten by Israeli occupation forces called "border guards" while they were near "Al-Zaim" checkpoint in order to reach their work site in Jerusalem at 4 a.m.
Salah pointed out that they were taken to a place away from the checkpoint, and then the Israeli soldiers beat them with sticks and rifle butts for more than three hours, which caused bruises and cuts.
Salah was released, but the IOF is still detaining the other workers, including Mahmoud Khader Issa, 28; Shadi Mahmoud Issa and his brother, Jad and Abdullah Ahmad Isa.
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