Hundreds suffocate as Israeli forces crackdown on West Bank rallies
Hundreds suffocate as Israeli forces crackdown on West Bank rallies
RAMALLAH, Monday, May 17, 2021 (WAFA) – Hundreds of Palestinians Monday overnight suffocated as Israeli forces cracked down on rallies in solidarity with Gaza across the West Bank, according to WAFA correspondent.
In Bethlehem district, Israeli forces violently dispersed protestors who rallied in solidarity with Gaza in Husan village, west of the city, sparking confrontations.
The soldiers opened fire towards the protestors, causing a number to suffocate from the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In the city of Hebron, Israeli troops cracked down on Palestinians who rallied west of the Ibrahimi Mosque in protest of the ongoing onslaught on Gaza and the forced expulsions in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Dozens of suffocation cases were reported.