IDF Central District Commander Major-General Avi Mizrachi on Thursday signed an administrative order against Shomron resident Akiva HaCohen for his involvement in ‘Operation Price Tag’. In essence, he extended the existing order which expires for three months.

The administrative order distances HaCohen from all areas of Yehuda and Shomron for three months, with the military explaining information connection Cohen directly to violent and threatening and illegal activities compelled the decision.

The decision comes after HaCohen, a resident of Yitzhar and the father of four, has been banned from his community for a half year, and now, for an additional three months.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)