Colonists Storm Joseph’s Tomb Near Nablus, Perform Talmudic Prayers

Nablus: Hundreds of Israeli colonists stormed Joseph's Tomb east of Nablus last night. Security and local sources reported to WAFA that several buses carrying colonists stormed the tomb under heavy Israeli army protection and performed Talmudic rituals. According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, Hebrew media reported that hundreds of colonists, accompanied by Knesset Member Zvi Sukkot and head of the Northern West Bank Settlements Council, Yossi Dagan, stormed the tomb and performed Talmudic prayers. Large Israeli army forces, accompanied by several military bulldozers, stormed the eastern part of Nablus, deployed on the roofs of buildings surrounding the tomb, and razed surrounding streets before the colonists stormed the tomb.