Tag: Military violence
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Dancing children attacked by Israeli forces
25th February 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine On the 24th of February in occupied Al-Khalil (Hebron), Israeli forces opened fire on dancing Palestinian youth, firing tear gas and throwing stun grenades at group of young children performing a traditional Palestinian dance as a form of protest in front of Shuhada checkpoint. The fifteen…
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Demonstration in Bil’in honoring slain US citizens faces attacks and arrests by Israeli forces
17 February 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Bil’in, Occupied Palestine On Friday 13th February, Israeli forces assaulted the demonstration in Bil’in with hundreds of tear gas rounds, dozens of stun grenades and pepper spray, injuring eleven Palestinian, Israeli and international demonstrators. Member of the Bil’in popular committee Mohammed Khatib and a UK citizen and solidarity…
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Two Palestinian shepherds arrested in South Hebron Hills
8th February 2015 | Operation Dove | South Hebron Hills, Occupied Palestine On the morning of February 6, Israeli soldiers arrested two Palestinian shepherds, one of them aged sixteen. The soldiers tried to arrest another Palestinian shepherd but villagers prevented the arrest by popular nonviolent action. At about 10:40 a.m. four Palestinian shepherds were grazing their flocks…
