Six Israelis civilians extracted from Jericho; 2nd such incident in Area A today

Six Israeli civilians were extracted from the Palestinian-controlled West Bank city of Jericho by security forces.

According to the Civil Administration, a branch of the Defense Ministry’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which manages civilian affairs in the West Bank, security forces received a report that the Israelis were staying in a villa in the city and could be in danger after nearby residents heard shouting in Hebrew and alerted authorities.

Officers from COGAT’s Coordination and Liaison Administration provided the civilians with initial protection and coordinated their transfer to security forces, the Civil Administration says.

Police have opened an investigation into the incident.

Security forces reiterate that entering Area A is illegal for Israeli citizens and poses a danger to their lives.

Earlier today, a group of 23 deaf and mute Israelis had been extracted from the West Bank city of Nablus by security forces on after they were reportedly invited there by a deaf and non-verbal Palestinian man in the city.