IOF assault march in support of Palestinian prisoners in Al-Khalil
The Israeli occupation forces suppress a march in support of Palestinian prisoners in Al-Khalil, and Israeli settlers storm a mosque in the city.
A Palestinian citizen was injured Sunday by live bullets, while dozens suffocated due to poison and tear gas after the Israeli occupation forces suppressed a march in Al-Khalil that was carried out in support of prisoners on the occasion of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Day.
#photos Clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli occupation forces in Bab al-Zawiya area in al-Khalil pic.twitter.com/mBf9yPge42
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Security and local sources reported that the IOF - which reinforced their presence in the Bab Al-Zawiya area in the center of Al-Khalil - fired live bullets, metal bullets, sound bombs, and gas bombs at the protestors.
#video The moment a Palestinian young man was hit by bullets of Israeli occupation forces in Bab al-Zawiya area, in al-Khalil City pic.twitter.com/QLYiPODtBq
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It is noteworthy that the march was organized by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club and the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, as well as national forces in Al-Khalil Governorate.
#photos of the massive march in al-Khalil City in support of Al-Aqsa Mosque, which also coincides with the Palestinian Prisoner's Day
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(Photos by: Aboud Qawasmi - NewPress) pic.twitter.com/2Nsfd3JxKW
In addition, under the protection of the IOF, several Israeli settlers stormed the Khaled bin Al-Walid Mosque in the Al-Kasara area, east of Al-Khalil. During the raid, a settler assaulted a Palestinian boy, which resulted in bruises all over his body.