2nd March 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine
The eighth annual demonstration against the closure of the Tel Rumeida and Shuhada Street districts of Hebron was dispersed by Israeli violence within five minutes of setting off this year. Nearly a thousand attended from all over Palestine, and included Israeli and international activists. Many were injured by tear gas. Here are the pictures of the day:
Dismantle the Ghetto banner in Bab al-Zawiya, near entrance to the closed zone
The demo sets off peacefully with hundreds of demonstrators chanting and marching towards the military base
Israeli forces begin to shower protesters with teargas and stun grenades
Palestinian protester enveloped in teargas
In an act of collective punishment, Israeli forces bring out a skunkwater truck, and spray houses in the old city with foul smelling chemical water
After the protest is disrupted, clashes erupt in Bab al-Zawiya between Palestinian youth and Israeli forces