United States Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander says he has been released from Israeli military custody with a warning after being detained alongside dozens of volunteers helping Palestinian farmers harvest olives in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday. But several dozen others, including rabbis and international volunteers, remain in detention, according to Lander, who called them to be released immediately. The group, which included American, Israeli, Palestinian, British and Canadian volunteers, had been accompanying Palestinian farmers for about two hours when Israeli forces arrived and informed them that they were in a closed military zone.
The volunteers were then taken to a police station, according to Rabbis for Human Rights. The Israeli government has not responded to a request for comment.
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