Armed Colonists Attack Peaceful Protesters and Journalists

Scuffles between settlers and Palestinians:

Under the watchful eyes of the IOF (Israeli Occupation Army), about 100 Israeli settlers Armed with machine guns threatened Palestinians with violence and attacked the press and journalists on Friday in the West Bank village of Burin, as Palestinians demonstrated against Israel's confiscation and restricting access to their land.

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Source: PIC

NABLUS, (PIC)-- Four Palestinian citizens fell unconscious due to suffocation when IOF troops fired tear gas at a peaceful march organized on Friday in the village of Burin, southwest Nablus, in protest at the confiscation of 300 dunums of the village’s lands by Israeli settlers.

Local sources in the village said that about 500 protesters including 32 multinational activists went on a peaceful march to condemn Israeli settlers for confiscating days ago 150 dunums of Palestinian lands in the village and a similar amount of dunums months ago.

The sources added that Israeli settlers under military protection also attacked the protesters.

In Bil’in village, dozens of protesters in the weakly anti-wall march, suffocated after inhaling tear gas heavily fired by IOF troops.

The villagers were joined by international supporters as is the case each week. The march left the village after midday prayers and headed towards the wall built on the village’s land.

The protesters also demanded the release of Muhammad Al-Khatib and Adeeb Abu Rahma, both from the popular committee against the wall and settlements, and all detainees from the village. All were kidnapped by the IOF troops this week.

As soon as the protestors reached the gate of the wall, troops began spraying them with green-colored water contaminated with animal dung and chemicals. Cases of vomiting were reported among the protesters.

In another context, the Hebrew radio reported Friday that the IOF troops kidnapped last night three Palestinian young men from Beit Furik village in Nablus.

The radio alleged that the three young men were suspected of involvement in attacks against Israeli targets.



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