Tag: Rubber-coated steel bullets

  • Israeli forces violently suppress villagers working their land in Nabi Saleh

    31th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah Team | Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine Unlike in previous demonstrations, two army jeeps invaded Nabi Saleh today an hour before the demonstration was due to begin. After midday prayers, over 60 villagers, joined by a number of Israeli and international activists, marched from the center of the village…

  • Beit Ommar: steadfastness and non-stop resistance against Israeli occupation

    12th May 2013 | Beit Ommar Popular Movement, Beit Ommar, Occupied Palestine On Friday 10th of April, tens of heavily armed Israeli occupation troops clashed with Beit Ommar’s defenseless youth, armed only with eagerness for freedom. Israeli forces shot countless tear gas canisters towards the young people, other civilians’ homes and shot numerous rubber-coated steel bullets,…

  • Updated: Nabi Saleh demonstration violently suppressed by Israeli forces; activist shot three times

    UPDATE 13th April 2013: The injured Spanish activist returned to hospital Saturday morning, after experiencing continued pain, dizziness and fatigue. She had been shot three times with plastic coated steel bullets at Nabi Saleh demonstration the day before. She is currently under observation at the Rafidia Hospital in Nablus, being treated with antibiotics. ______________________________________________________________________________ 12th…