Published : 17-03-2018
A number of activists in south Damascus called for protests near the Nakheel checkpoint, located between Yarmouk camp and Yelda, in response to the Public Authority of the town of Yelda’s decision to close the checkpoint between Yarmouk camp and Yelda, which is considered the final port for the residents of the camp to communicate with the neighboring towns and to receive food and medical supplies.
In its statement two days ago, the Authority stated that based on the special session, number (2), which was held on 13th of March 2018, the checkpoint will be completely closed within 48 hours, and that it is forbidden to enter the wounded and the dead members of ISIS and Al-Nusra to the town, and calling them on the minarets of mosques.
According to the statement, the security office and the Mujahideen of Yelda gathering have been assigned to apply the conditions of the decision completely, stressing that it will not accept intercession and mediation from any party or person whatsoever, after the expiration of the deadline mentioned above.
The closure of the checkpoint comes amid inhuman conditions for the Palestinian civilians, because of the siege imposed by the Syrian regime and the Palestinian factions affiliated to it, in addition to ISIS’s violations. The Syrian opposition’s closure of the checkpoint between Yarmouk camp and Yelda will only aggravate the human suffering of the remaining refugees in Yarmouk camp.
A number of activists in south Damascus called for protests near the Nakheel checkpoint, located between Yarmouk camp and Yelda, in response to the Public Authority of the town of Yelda’s decision to close the checkpoint between Yarmouk camp and Yelda, which is considered the final port for the residents of the camp to communicate with the neighboring towns and to receive food and medical supplies.
In its statement two days ago, the Authority stated that based on the special session, number (2), which was held on 13th of March 2018, the checkpoint will be completely closed within 48 hours, and that it is forbidden to enter the wounded and the dead members of ISIS and Al-Nusra to the town, and calling them on the minarets of mosques.
According to the statement, the security office and the Mujahideen of Yelda gathering have been assigned to apply the conditions of the decision completely, stressing that it will not accept intercession and mediation from any party or person whatsoever, after the expiration of the deadline mentioned above.
The closure of the checkpoint comes amid inhuman conditions for the Palestinian civilians, because of the siege imposed by the Syrian regime and the Palestinian factions affiliated to it, in addition to ISIS’s violations. The Syrian opposition’s closure of the checkpoint between Yarmouk camp and Yelda will only aggravate the human suffering of the remaining refugees in Yarmouk camp.
