Violent demonstrations broke out in several West Bank regions yesterday to protest the Israeli air raids on the Gaza Strip, which reportedly killed more than 200 Palestinians.
The demonstrations, which occurred in places where Palestinians and Israelis come into contact, led to stone throwing and clashes with the Israel Defense Forces.
Protesters threw stones at the Qalandia checkpoint and the Shuafat refugee camp in the Jerusalem area, as well as in Hebron and in Ramallah in the West Bank. Soldiers responded with rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse demonstrators.
In Ramallah, dozens of Palestinians clashed with Israeli soldiers near the settlement of Beit El, to the north of the city. Soldiers who came to push back the Palestinian protesters fired tear gas and rubber bullets.
The Palestinian police also intervened to keep the demonstrators away from Israeli troops, creating a buffer zone.
Several people were treated for tear gas inhalation in the Beit El area. None were seriously injured.
In Hebron, dozens of Palestinians threw rocks at the Israeli soldiers in the old city and Shuhada Street. There were no reports of serious injuries.
Stone throwing was also reported in several villages in the West Bank. Again, no injuries were reported.
Workers in West Bank cities and East Jerusalem staged a general strike yesterday, which is expected to continue today.
The Palestinian government met yesterday afternoon in an emergency session and decided to call for three days of mourning. It also called for an immediate end to the Israeli attacks.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who is on an official visit to Saudi Arabia, condemned the raids and said he was in touch with Arab and international leaders to put an end to the Israeli attacks.
@girlymctx Don't be an idiot all of your life. It would take the Palestinians 60 years to kill as many as the IDF did during OCL which lasted only 3 weeks. Wanna see the math? Plenty stats to back me up! So, twat, you were saying?
Seanus32 1 week ago
this is such bullsh!t. israelis do not kill innocent people. thats what palestinians are known for...
girlymctx 4 months ago
I'm just sick and tired of apologists for State violence against innocent civilians. People that call for genocide against Arabs, those people truly are no better than Nazis. All fascists sicken me. When Jesus came to the world he gave us a new commandment, TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER! IS IT REALLY THAT HARD TO MAKE LOVE BE YOUR LAW?
WhitePhosphorusBombs 3 years ago
How easy it is to kill history, to delete the narrative of Gaza's tragedy, to avoid an ugly irony! Gaza exists because the Palestinians who lived in Ashkelon & the fields around it (Askalaan in Arabic) were forced from their lands when Israel was violently imposed: tinyurl . com / 75elt4
"Jewish villages were built in the place of Arab villages. You do not even know the names of these Arab villages, and I do not blame you because geography books no longer exist..." [Moshe Dayan, April 4, 1969]
zakuk77 3 years ago
Wrong! It was conditional upon the zionist state NOT obstructing freedom of movement for Gazans! Gaza remained a big open-air prison! No one buys Israeli BS about Hamas launching 'bombs' (that are nothing more than glorified fireworks) into Israel. In fact Hamas's attack was in direct response to the closure of Gaza by the Jewish state terrorists. Palestinians were eating out of garbage dumps because no food was allowed in Gaza due to the Zionist closure. Hamas responded to Zionist provocation.
zakuk77 3 years ago
They promised to stop launching rockets into Israel if they gave them Gaza. Israel gave them Gaza. Within 24 hours they were already moved in and began launching rockets into Israel again. To hell with them. Liars.
brotherbriann 3 years ago 2
It's about time Israel stops these ANIMALS!! The animal terrorist palestinians hide between children and then complain when children are killed... live like a man and come out if you really care! Israel MUST protect herself... and will prevail. KILL THEM JUST LIKE U.S.A KILLED SADDAM!!!
jackstubbons 3 years ago
Someone has to kill Mahmud Abbas this son of a bitch dirty cock sucking Jew he is!
Saladdin65 3 years ago
How can you expect Hamas to do their job properly when Gaza has been under total closure since they took power!? zionist nazis have done all they could to make the lives of Gazans miserable, Hamas could not break this ugly deadlock imposed of them.
zakuk77 3 years ago
Hamas has done a very poor job of improving the plight of Palestineans, here is were I sympathise with Hamas, one cannot improve the plight of muslims unless nature provides them with large amounts of petroleum. Religion has completely swallowed natures ultimate resource aka brains in these people. So the only option Hamas has to show its legitimacy is war with Israel and the consequences are there to see.
samudra8O 3 years ago