Tag: Live Ammunition
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Israeli forces shoot 20-year-old with live ammunition during Ni’lin demonstration
18th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah | Ni’lin, Occupied Palestine Today at the weekly demonstration in the village of Ni’lin near Ramallah, the Israeli military shot live ammunition at protesters. Palestinians, Israeli activists, and internationals marched through the olive groves belonging to the village, demanding their land back and freedom for all Palestinians, only to be met by a cloud…
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Israeli forces shoot five protesters with live ammunition at Kufr Qaddum demonstration
12th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Kufr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine There were roughly 100 people demonstrating in Kufr Qaddum yesterday. A number of the Palestinian youths present began to throw stones, when suddenly a young Palestinian fell to the ground, clutching his leg. An entry wound and an exit wound could clearly be seen. A…
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Farming under siege: Working the land in Gaza
5th July 2014 | Corporate Watch, Tom Anderson and Therezia Cooper | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Corporate Watch researchers visited the Gaza Strip during November and December 2013 and carried out interviews with farmers in Beit Hanoun, Al Zaytoun, Khaza’a, Al Maghazi and Rafah, as well as with representatives from Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), Palestine Crops…
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One Palestinian killed and over 25 injured as Israeli military invade Ramallah
22nd June 2014 | International Solidarity Movement| Ramallah, Occupied Palestine In the early hours of the morning, the Israeli military invaded the Ramallah district of the West Bank; at least 25 people were injured, mostly from the many rubber-coated steel bullets fired by the soldiers. One youth was shot with live ammunition in the head. Mahmoud Atalla…
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Collective punishment in Palestine
22nd June 2014 | International Solidarity Movement| Occupied Palestine On Thursday 12th of this month, three settler youth disappeared while hitchhiking in the Hebron area of the West Bank. No Palestinian group or organisation has taken responsibility for the disappearance. 15-year-old Mohammad Dudeen was murdered in the early hours of Friday morning (20th) after he was…
