Israeli police on Friday arrested Kamal al-Khatib, vice president of the Islamic Movement, after storming his house in the Palestinian town of Kafr Kanna in Galilee, Israel, according to local media. Meanwhile, a number of Palestinian demonstrators were seriously wounded in Kafr Kanna after Israeli forces attacked them with live ammunition and rubber bullets when they arrived to stage a protest in the vicinity of Sheikh Khatib's house during and after his arrest, according to reports and footage by the local Arab48 website.
Khatib's son told Al Jazeera Arabic that Israeli forces entered the home violently, following a large crackdown on protesters in the area.