Tag: Rubber-coated steel bullets

  • Two people were injured and dozens more suffered from tear gas inhalation at weekly demonstration in Bil’in

    Two people were injured and dozens more suffered from tear gas inhalation at weekly demonstration in Bil’in

    24th January 2014 | FFJ Media Center | Bil’in, Occupied Palestine Two people were injured and dozens of other civilians, including international solidarity supporters, suffered from tear gas inhalation during Bil’in’s weekly protest against the wall and settlements. This week, the demonstrators also marched in protest of the continued siege and starvation of the Yarmouk…

  • Weekly protest at Kafr Qaddum met with exceptional violence

    Weekly protest at Kafr Qaddum met with exceptional violence

    24th January 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Kafr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine On Friday 24th January, 2014, the weekly demonstration in Kafr Qaddum, in the Qalqilya district, was repressed by excessive force, to a much greater extent than on most Fridays. By 11:00 a.m., clashes had already broken out between local youths and Israeli soldiers…

  • Clashes for two days in the Palestinian city of Hebron

    Clashes for two days in the Palestinian city of Hebron

    03rd January 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine At approximately 11.30am yesterday morning, Israeli forces detained a 13-year-old boy at Bab Al-Baladiyye in Khalil (Hebron). After a short period of time the young boy was released and a group of Israeli soldiers invaded the old city of Hebron, harassing residents and…

  • Five demonstrators injured in violent Nabi Saleh protest

    Five demonstrators injured in violent Nabi Saleh protest

    29th December 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah Team | Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine On Friday 27th December, during the weekly demonstration in Nabi Saleh, Israeli forces raided the town with a “skunk” (chemical) truck, fired large amounts of tear gas canisters and shot rubbed-coated steel bullets at unarmed protesters. Five people were injured by rubber-coated…

  • Demonstration in Ya’bad is violently repressed by Israeli forces

    Demonstration in Ya’bad is violently repressed by Israeli forces

    21st November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Ya’bad, Occupied Palestine Yesterday in the village of Ya’bad, a peaceful protest was violently repressed by Israeli forces through the use of tear gas canisters, stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets. Demonstrators were directly targeted by Israeli soldiers, five Palestinians were injured and two were…