SNP MP Lara Bird and the Scottish Greens MSP Kate Nevens were part of an international delegation turned away by Israeli security forces.
MPs and MSP detained by Israel and barred from entering West Bank
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- More than 2,000 forced from homes in Hebron amid Israel’s West Bank raids
- Israel to close West Bank crossings on election day as crackdown escalates
- Israel to close occupied West Bank crossings as it locks down Hebron
- Why Israel’s latest assault on Hebron is so significant for the West Bank
- Israel expands expulsions in occupied West Bank to cement control
- Israel committing crimes against humanity in occupied West Bank: UN
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