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International Women’s Day march met with tear gas and stun grenades by Israeli occupation forces

7th March 2018 | International Solidarity Movement, al Khalil team | Occupied Palestine International Women’s Day kicked off today outside Youth Qalandia Club with Palestinian women, men and Internationals marching together to the gates of infamous Qalandia checkpoint in protest of the ceaseless Israeli military occupation and basic human rights. Half way through the march, tear gas was fired into the crowd of peaceful protesters causing many to suffer from tear gas asphyxiation and seek refuge…

March 8, 2018

Occupation forces invade downtown al-Khalil / Hebron arresting two teens from a shop

3nd March 2018 | International Solidarity Movement, al Khalil team | Occupied Palestine Israeli soldiers invaded Bab-al-Zawiye today as young people protested the illegal occupation of Palestine. The soldiers used cameras with zoom lenses to photograph the protesters for well over an hour. Israel controls the population register of all Palestinians with a restrictive system of IDs. Protestors that are identified can be arrested from their homes at any time. Later soldiers pursued youth through the narrow…

March 3, 2018

Israeli soldiers lockdown checkpoints for jewish settler parade, Purim

Israeli soldiers close checkpoint 56 leading to the neighborhood of Tel Rumeida for an hour this morning, restricting the freedom of movement even further for Palestinian residents. Israeli settlers were celebrating the jewish holiday Purim as they paraded down Al Shuhada street and gathered outside Al Ibrahimi mosque playing loud music and drinking alcohol. Shop owners had to close due to the fear of violence from the settlers. Palestinians could not reach their own homes; checkpoint 56…

March 2, 2018