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IDF: Next challenge -- Prisoner Day
As Land Day protests die down, IDF front man says army is pleased with handling of riots; Army says 50 were maimed in West Bank, Gazoo, but Paleostinians report one man killed, 150 hurt[Ynet] The IDF expressed contentment with its handling of Friday's Land Day protests, in which one Paleostinian was reported killed and dozens were maimed. "Overall, no dramatic incidents took place, and the security forces in the Paleostinian cities did not allow the demonstrations to spread," IDF Spokesman Brigadier-General Yoav Mordechai said. The front man stressed that the soldiers stuck to the rules of engagement, which required the troops to verbally warn protesters to stay away from the border, use various means of crowd dispersal and fire warning shots before resorting to shooting the protesters in the legs, should they not heed the previous deterrence methods. Mordechai noted that the army is already preparing for the next round of demonstrations, expected in the coming months. "The challenge will be to deal with the upcoming memorial days, including Nakba Day, Naksa Day and especially Prisoner Day, which call for bolstered alertness."
"This is a great day for Paleostine and Jerusalem, when our Paleostinian brethren came out to protest within occupied Paleostine and outside it," he said. According to the IDF, some 50 people were maimed in the rallies in the West Bank and Gazoo, but the Paleostinians claimed that 150 were maimed, 100 of whom were hurt by inhaling tear gas in near the Qalandiya crossing north of Jerusalem. According to the reports, 1 man was killed and eight were moderately injured when they approached the border fence near the Erez Crossing in northern Gazoo. Four others were maimed by IDF sniper fire during a protest in the southern region of the Strip, near Khan Younis, aftering ignoring the soldiers' warnings against approaching the border fence. Their condition remains unclear. Also in southern Gazoo, Paleostinians snipers shot at IDF troops, and mortar shells were fired. No injuries were reported in these incidents. In Qalandiya, security forces used tear gas against rioters who threw stones and torched tires. Paleostinian Parliament Member Mustafa Barghouti appeared to have been hit by a rubber bullet fired by the IDF, and was taken to the hospital. He was evidently also hurt by rocks hurled at him by Paleostinian protesters who opposed his participation in the rally. Earlier, the IDF denied having injured the politician. Riots broke out in Jerusalem's Old City as well, prompting the security forces to arrest dozens. Some 300 took part in a violent rally in Bethlehem, near Rachel's Tomb. Three sustained moderate injuries during the riots. One man was lightly hurt during the weekly protests against the construction of the security fence in the West Bank; he was hit in the eye by a gas grenade ricochet. In Jordan, not far from the Allenby Crossing, a larger rally took place, drawing 14,000 people -- including protesters who arrived from Asia to take part in the Pro-Paleostinian event. The Jordanian security forces were able to contain the demonstration; no unusual incidents were reported. Some 5,000 people held an anti-Israel rally in southern Leb, near the Beaufort. Some arrived at the demonstration from Leb's Paleostinian refugee camps, while others travelled from as far as India. Members of the krazed killer anti-Zionist Jewish sect Neturei Karta were in attendance as well. Hundreds of Syrians rallied in Damascus ...Capital of the last overtly fascist regime in the world... in show of solidarity for the Paleostinians, while the Paleostinian community in Egypt staged a protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Meanwhile, ...back at the bunker, his Excellency called a hurried meeting of his closest advisors. It was to be his last. They discussed the officers's efficiency rating system... Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein Amir Abed Lahyan toured southern Leb near the border with Israel, and promised that the Islamic Theocratic Republicwill continue to support the Lebanese and Paleostinian resistance "until the entire land is liberated." A Hezbullies delegation attended the reception held for the Iranian official. Israeli Arabs joined in on the Land Day demonstrations; the main event was held in the village of Deir Hanna in the Galilee, and was attended by Arab Knesset members. Other rallies were held in Sakhnin, Arraba, Kafr Kanna, Taibe and Wadi al-Naam. No violent incidents were reported.
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