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1,300 Palestinians protesting ‘Nakba Day’ in West Bank
[IsraelTimes] Some 1,300 Paleostinians are taking part in violent demonstrations across the West Bank, the army says, as part of "Nakba Day," which commemorates what they call the "catastrophe" of Paleostinians’ displacement from their homes during the war that followed the creation of the State of Israel on May 14, 1948.According to the IDF, the protests are taking place at 18 locations in the West Bank. Rioters are setting tires on fire and throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at Israeli troops, the army says. The soldiers are responding with riot dispersal methods such as tear gas and rubber bullets. MK’s car pelted with Molotov cocktail in West Bank [IsraelTimes] Likud MK Amir Ohana is pelted with a Molotov cocktail while driving in the West Bank near the settlement of Kedumim. "This is a routine for thousands of residents" of West Bank settlement, Ohana tweets. "No one was hurt. Everything’s okay." Posted by: trailing wife 2018-05-16 |
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