Dozens of Palestinians injured in confrontations with IOF
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Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in the village of Burqa to protest the encroachment of Israeli settlers onto illegal settlements nearby.
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Israeli occupation forces brutally cracked down on peaceful Palestinian protesters
Dozens of Palestinians suffocated, on Saturday, from teargas fired by the Israeli occupation forces during confrontations that broke out in Jenin and Nablus, northern occupied West Bank.
Hundreds of Palestinians have also gathered in the village of Burqa, northwest of Nablus, to protest the encroachment of Israeli settlers onto the illegal settlement of "Homesh”, an Israeli-occupied Palestinian village.
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Simultaneously, Israeli occupation forces brutally cracked down on the peaceful protest, firing rubber-coated metal bullets, as well as tear gas, at Palestinian demonstrators. As a result, scores of unarmed Palestinians suffered various injuries, the most notable of which is suffocation due to the intensive use of tear gas by occupation forces.
Despite all of this, Palestinians affirmed that they will continue to protest the encroachment of Israeli settlers.
The Israeli occupation forces have also stormed Sanur village, southwest of Jenin, which led to confrontations during which the Israeli occupation forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets, in addition to stun grenades and gas canisters at unarmed civilians and their vehicles.
The Israeli occupation forces also intensified their military deployment in the vicinity of the towns and villages of Yabad, Arraba, Marka refugee camp, Al-Zawiya, Jaba', Ujja, and Wasilat Al-Dhahr.
The Palestine Red Crescent said its crews provided aid to more than 88 Palestinians who were injured by rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas during the confrontations with the occupation.
It is worth mentioning that Israeli settlers have also called for counter-protests near the illegal "Homesh" settlement, which the Palestinians confronted as well.
Meanwhile, local sources reported that the occupation forces arrested Palestinian youth, Ali Sabri Abu Diab, from Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque; they also arrested another Palestinian youth from Bab al-Amoud area.
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