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Israeli occupation forces suppress peaceful protest with rubber-coated steel bullets and live ammunition
20th August 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, Huwwara-team | Kafr Qaddum, occupied Palestine Israeli occupation forces suppressed another non-violent demonstration on Friday the 18th of August, in the village Kafr Qaddum, in the occupied West Bank. The weekly demonstrations protest the closure of the main road connecting the village with Nablus, which is the main city in the area. The blocking of the road was enforced, to “secure” the nearby illegal settlement Kedumim, thus prohibiting Palestinians…
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Protest against house demolition in al-Walaje
19th August 2017 | International Solidarity Movement | Al-Khalil team, Occupied Hebron Friday 18th of August, the villagers from al-Walaje, a village near Bethlehem, were peacefully protesting the demolition orders of 22 houses in their village. The residents received the demolition order last month. The Israeli forces want to demolish the houses in order to expand the construction of the apartheid wall, and build new settlements on the villagers’ land. Farmers from the villages have lost access…
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Israeli army restrict international access to Kafr Qaddum during confrontation
17th August 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus-team | Kafr Qaddum, occupied Palestine Israeli occupation forces blocked international access to Kafr Qaddum on Saturday, before apparently attacking Palestinian demonstrators for the second time in two days. The Israeli military set up a road block at the entrance to the village, which has seen weekly demonstrations for several years, searching cars and checking IDs. Internationals who attempted to enter were detained for three hours with their passports…



