Politics, Middle East

Israel army forcibly disperses West Bank demonstrations

West Bank Palestinians stage anti-occupation demonstrations each Friday

17.08.2018 - Update : 17.08.2018
Israel army forcibly disperses West Bank demonstrations

By Qais Abu Samra

RAMALLAH, Palestine

The Israeli army on Friday forcibly dispersed an anti-occupation protest in the occupied West Bank that left dozens of Palestinians affected by teargas, according to a Palestinian NGO.

“Dozens of protesters were affected by teargas when Israeli troops broke up the demonstration,” Murad Shtawi, a popular resistance coordinator in the West Bank village of Kafr Qaddum -- where the demonstration was held -- said in a Friday statement.

“The Israeli army used rubber bullets and teargas to disperse peaceful demonstrators, while the latter pelted Israeli troops with stones,” he added.

Similar demonstrations were reportedly broken up in the West Bank towns of Nilin, Bilin and Nabi Saleh.

Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.