Tag: Tear-Gas Canister

  • Clashes in Huwarra after demonstration against Israeli administrative detention

    By Team Nablus 18 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Huwarra, Occupied Palestine Four people , including one eleven year old boy, were arrested today during clashes between Israeli Soldiers and Palestinian Youth (Shebab). At least one person was taken away from the scene in an ambulance. The Israeli Army used tear gas and sound…

  • Clashes erupt in Hebron after peaceful demonstration in support of Palestinian political prisoners

    By Team Khalil 15 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine A peaceful demonstration  in support of Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli jails took place today in Hebron with roughly 2000 in attendance. The demonstration was supported by all Palestinian political factions. Soon after the end of the rally clashes erupted in central…

  • 12 year-old boy beaten by soldiers in Azzun

    By Team Nablus 14 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Azzun, Occupied Palestine Azzun is a village of 10,000 people in the West Bank, located near Route 55 and located between the Qarne Shomron, Ma’ale Shomeron and Alfe Menashe settlements. Unemployment stands at 49%. Azzun is surrounded by the Israeli military, which raids the village…

  • Demonstrators open Hagai road gate for first time in decade

    By Team Khalil 15 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine A peaceful demonstration was violently broken up by the Israeli occupation forces using tear gas grenades and canisters, and skunk water. Road opened for the first time in 13 years. At 1pm around 100 Palestinians marched towards the Hagai road gate in…

  • 2 shot with live ammunition at Ofer prison demonstration

    15 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Ofer Prison, Occupied Palestine A demonstration was held outside Ofer prison in Ramallah as part of a week of action in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners, and in particular to protest the continued detention of Samer Assawi who is on his 207th day of hunger strike whilst being…