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Israeli Forces Crack Down on Palestinian Protesters in West Bank

Israeli forces have been criticised by human rights groups for their crackdown on Palestinian protesters.

 

Ramallah, 09 Rabiul Akhir 1438/08 January, 2017 (MINA) – Israeli forces have cracked down on Palestinians protesting the opening of a road for settlements that will take away a large chunk of their land.

Israel is planning to open a bypass road for Jewish settlers that will take away dozens of dunums (a unit of measurement of land area) of their land in Azzoun, Nabi Elias and Izbat al-Tabib, east of Qalqilya in the West Bank.

The Qatar News Agency, QNA, has quoted a report from WAFA news which says that the Israeli army closed the main access road to Qalqilya on Saturday morning to prevent participants in the protest from reaching the villages.

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However, the protest did take place and Israeli forces used tear gas and rubber-coated metal bullets to disperse the participants, arresting one person, said witnesses. (T/RS05/RS01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)

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