Palestinians in West Bank mark 39th anniv. of Land Day
Mona Kandil
Press TV, Nablus
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have held demonstrations to commemorate the 39th anniversary of Land Day.The annual protests mark the day when Israeli forces killed six Palestinians who were protesting in 1976 against the apartheid plans to grab Palestinian land in the northern Galilee region.
In Huwarra village in occupied Nablus, large numbers of Palestinians participated in the activity that was meant to stress that the Palestinians will always confront Israeli ethnic cleansing policies.
The Israeli military presence boosted in the village of Huwara following information that the protesters were ready to go directly to the military checkpoint that separates northern West Bank from the central and the southern parts.The march turned violent when Israeli soldiers blocked the demonstrators’ access to the checkpoint.
Israeli soldiers fired tear gas and stun bombs to disperse the protesters. Heavy clashes erupted between Israeli soldiers and the demonstrators.
Dozens of protesters suffered suffocation due to tear gas inhalation.
Land Day has become an occasion where annual protests are held by Palestinians. The protesters say the event is a wake-up call and a reminder that the Palestinians will always defend their land by all possible means, in the face of the ongoing Israeli occupation and violence.
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