Tag: Hebron

  • Israeli forces kill seventeen year old as Hebron demonstrates in solidarity with Gaza

    Israeli soldiers killed a 17 year old Palestinian youth and injured around 20 others on Friday during a demonstration in the H-2 (Israeli-controlled) Abu Sneineh neighborhood of Hebron. The Israeli soldiers opened fire on the crowd assembling near the Wasaya Rasol mosque before the demonstration had even begun.  A large barrage of tear gas dispersed…

  • In the Shadow of Gaza

    By Tara While the world watches in horror as the death toll in Gaza continues to rise, in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli army is taking the opportunity to unleash a level of deadly force, in the knowledge that, under the shadow cast by their war on Gaza, these atrocities will go unseen by…

  • Israeli army critically injures Palestinian as Hebron continues demonstrations for Gaza

    28th December 2008, Hebron On Sunday 28th December at mid-day, the people of Hebron continued their demonstrations in solidarity with Gaza. Around 300 participants gathered in Ain Sara and walked in the direction of the city centre and the old market. When the demonstration reached the old city, Israeli soldiers started shooting live ammunition from…