Israeli troops attack Palestinian protesters; 12 wounded
At least twelve young Palestinian men have been injured when Israeli military forces attacked a group of Palestinian protesters in the occupied West Bank.
On Friday, dozens of Palestinians held a demonstration in al-Jalazoun refugee camp, located 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) north of Ramallah, to express their resentment over the construction of the separation wall also known as the apartheid wall, which snakes across the occupied West Bank, isolating large swathes of Palestinian territories.
Violence erupted when Israeli troops stormed the protesters and fired live and rubber-coated steel bullets to break up the protest. Palestinian youths reportedly threw rocks and empty bottles at Israeli soldiers in return.
Three Palestinians were injured with live fire and a further nine with rubber-coated bullets. They were taken to a nearby Palestinian hospital to receive medical treatment.
The total length of the wall being built in the West Bank is approximately 700 kilometers. Palestinians see the wall as a symbol of occupation and Tel Aviv’s apartheid policies, saying the structure has divided people and communities.
Separately, Palestinian mourners clashed with Israeli troops in the town of Beit Ummar, located about eleven kilometers (6.8 miles) northwest of al-Khalil (Hebron), on Friday.
The Palestinians were attending the funeral procession of 22-year-old former prisoner, Jaafar Ibrahim Awad, who had died of health complications resulting from medical negligence during his detention in an Israeli prison.
The Israeli forces then hurled tear gas canisters and fired shots to disperse the mourners. Awad’s 27-year-old cousin, Ziyad, was killed as a result.
Three Palestinians were injured with live fire, while ten others were injured with rubber-coated steel bullets. Dozens of mourners also suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation.
In recent months, Israeli forces have frequently raided the houses of Palestinians in the West Bank, arresting dozens of people, who are then transferred to Israeli prisons, where they are kept without any charges brought against them.
There have been many reports about the deteriorating health of Palestinian prisoners held inside Israeli jails.
More than 7,000 Palestinians are reportedly held in 17 Israeli prisons and detention camps. Moreover, 540 Palestinians are held without any trial under the so-called administrative detention, which is a sort of imprisonment without trial or charge that allows Israel to incarcerate Palestinians for up to six months. The detention order can be renewed for indefinite periods of time.
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