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Military teargases Kufr Qaddoum following nightly raids and arrests
by Alistair George 9 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The Israeli military fired tear gas canisters directly at demonstrators in Kufr Qaddoum today in an aggressive response to the weekly protest against the closure of the main road linking the village with Nablus. Many people suffered from severe gas inhalation. After midday prayers, over 200 people marched to the edge of Kufr Qaddoum where several people made speeches calling for the road to…
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Gaza attack: “My uncle died in my arms”
by Ruqaya Izzidien 9 December 2011 | Al Akhbar English “My uncle was breathing when I found him under the rubble,” said Migdad Elzalaan. “He told me, ‘Look after our family, look after the children. Look after them,’ and then he died, right in my arms.” At around 2am on Thursday night, Israeli forces bombed the area beside the Elzalaan household in northern Gaza City, injuring thirteen members of his family and killing his uncle. Migdad’s…
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Dozens teargased in the village of Bil’in west of Ramallah
by Sameer Bornat 9 December 2011 | Friends of Freedom and Justice-Bilin Dozens were wounded by poison gas suffocation in the weekly march organized by the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in, with the participation of a delegation from Belgium, dozens of Palestinians, and international and Israeli peace activists. The march began after Friday prayers from the center of the village heading to the land which was liberated five months ago from Israeli…
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