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Israel arrests senior Islamic Movement leader
14 May 2021 18:05 BST
Israeli police have arrested Kamal al-Khatib, vice president of the Islamic Movement for Palestinian citizens in Israel.
According to local media, police detained Khatib after storming his house in Galilee.
Khatib’s son told Al Jazeera Arabic that Israeli forces entered the home violently, after a large crackdown on protesters in the area.
The arrest came after Palestinians warned that a number of prominent activists had received messages from Israeli intelligence officers threatening protesters.
“Many people got a text message, including influential protesters, saying that they were recorded as being present at al-Aqsa and they would be held accountable,” Khatib’s son said.