Israeli border authorities detained on Wednesday six Palestinian officials as they were passing through the Allenby Bridge terminal, and prevented them from leaving the country. Israeli border authorities detained on Wednesday six Palestinian officials as they were passing through the Allenby Bridge terminal and did not allow them to leave the country. Minister Wasfi Qabaha was one of the six officials detained. Two other ministers and three Parliament members were also detained for seven hours before they were turned away from the bridge. The Palestinian ministers and lawmakers were on their way to Qatar for meetings with the Qatari officials. Qatar has been very supportive of the Palestinian government and pledged to pay the salaries of the employees of the education sector.
