At Least 10 Injured In Nabi Saleh Weekly Protest

Saturday June 16, 2012 02:40 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Palestinian medical sources reported Friday that at least ten protesters were wounded in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and settlements in the village.

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The protesters dubbed this week’s protest as the “Friday of Defending the Lands and the Detainees”. Ramallah and Al-Biereh Governor, Laila Ghannam, and representatives of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate participated in the protest, along with Israeli and international peace activists.

The soldiers fired gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets at the protesters, and also sprayed them with waste-water, leading to at least ten injuries.

The army prevented the protesters from reaching the main entrance of the village that has been closed for more than two weeks now, denying the residents the right to enter and leave their village.

The army keeps closing the entrances of the village as an act of punishment carried out against the residents for holding nonviolent protests against the illegal Annexation Wall and Israel’s illegal settlements.

Clashes were reported between local youths and the invading Israeli soldiers. Youths hurled stones and empty bottles at the soldiers and the army fired gas bombs, rubber-coated metal bullets and concussion grenades.

Also on Friday, the army attacked the weekly nonviolent protests in Bil’in and Ni’lin villages, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and in Al-Ma’sara village, near the West bank city of Bethlehem.

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