Tag: Palestinian protestors

By Lubaba Zukan, Ramallah, Palestine: Near Jerusalem on Wednesday dozens of peaceful Palestinian protestors suffered suffocation by teargas bombs lobbed by Israeli soldiers, according to eyewitnesses. Israeli forces, the eyewitnesses said, threw teargas bombs at the protestors, leaving dozens of them suffocated, including reporters. The protestors, who were demonstrating in solidarity with the residents of the Palestinian Khan al-Ahmar community, launched a peaceful march from the village of Abu Dis near Jerusalem towards the “Jerusalem Gate” village, which Israel established as an alternative for Palestinian residents of Khan Al-Ahmar in preparation for...