The Israeli army attack school boys near Hebron
Thursday December 27, 2007 17:27
by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News
The Israeli army invaded the village of Sourif located near the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Thursday midday and clashed with local school boys.
Israeli soldiers in action - File 2007
Local sources said that several military jeeps stormed the village and started to provoke the local school boys as they were leaving their school. Soldiers detained some of the children and beat them up.
Witnesses said that in response to the soldiers' actions the children threw stones and empty glass bottles at the invading troops, soldiers in their turn opened fire using live rounds and tear gas, medical sources reported no injures.
Soldiers left the village shortly after.
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