Tag: Live Ammunition
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Palestinian protesters honor Tristan Anderson on 6th anniversary of his shooting
16th March 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah Team | Ni’lin, Occupied Palestine During last week’s Friday demonstration in Ni’lin the inhabitants of the village commemorated the anniversary of US activist Tristan Anderson’s shooting during a protest in the village six years ago. At the demonstration Israeli forces fired several hundred tear gas grenades and canisters, rubber-coated steel bullets, and…
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Four Palestinians and one female German demonstrator shot with live ammunition at “Open Shuhada Street” protest
28th February 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine On February 27 in occupied Al-Khalil (Hebron), Israeli forces fired live ammunition towards nonviolent protesters participating in the annual Open Shuhada Street demonstration, injuring five including four Palestinian activists, one of them 17 years old, and one German citizen. More were also injured by rubber-coated steel bullets…
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19-year-old shot and killed by Israeli forces in Burin
3rd February 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Burin, Occupied Palestine On the evening of January 31, 2015, Israeli soldiers shot and killed Ahmad Ibrahim Najar, a 19-year-old Palestinian from the village of Burin (Nablus region). In the attack, Israeli forces also injured 18-year-old Mohammed Raed Asaos. Mohammed and a third man, Abdulrahman…
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Violence in Ni’lin village: Repression, tear gas and arrests
19th January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Ni’lin, Occupied Palestine The soldiers surrounding Ni’lin did not wait; they began firing tear gas as soon as the villagers walked down into their olive groves. Those who had braved the cold, rainy weather to attend Ni’lin’s weekly Friday demonstration were forced to retreat, running choking from…
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Live ammunition used at Nabi Saleh demonstration
16th January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine For five years now, residents of Nabi Saleh have been denied access to their spring. A source of irrigation for their crops, as well as a place for recreation: al-Qaws spring was the heart of this farming community. The illegal settlement of…
