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Dozens Palestinians were injured this Monday during clashes with Israeli security forces as part of a protest against mass March of the Jewish Settlers to a controversial West
Dozens Palestinians were injured this Monday during clashes with Israeli security forces as part of a protest against mass March of the Jewish Settlers to a controversial West Bank settlement that is considered illegal even under Israeli law.
The protest took place in the Palestinian city of Beita, adjacent to the settlement of Eviatar, which was evacuated by the Israeli authorities in 2021 and became a symbol of settler movement source of political tension in the country.
This was reported by the Palestinian emergency services. 22 people had to deal with the impact of rubberized bullets, of which three were hospitalized.
Photo: Reuters
Another 10 protesters also had to be taken to nearby medical centers due to injuries, and 185 received medical attention on the spot after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli security forces.
Local media reported that at least three of the injured Palestinians were local journalists covering the demonstration.
An Israeli army spokesman described the protest as “violent riots” and noted that his troops used “riot control” against those present.
In addition, he explained that the protesters “threw stones at the soldiers, lightly injuring two of them, who were treated on the spot.”
These incidents happened in parallel with mass action in which thousands of Israeli settlers marched towards the Eviatar settlement to put pressure on the government to allow it to be re-populated and to demonstrate the strength of the settler movement, according to what its organizers explained to local media.
Among those present were several ministers and parliamentarians from the far right wing of the executive branch, including National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
“We will not surrender to terrorism either in Eviatar or in Tel Aviv. If you succumb to terror, you will succumb everywhere, but we are here to say that the Jewish people are strong,” Ben Gvir said in a video message from the march posted to his social media accounts.
Photo: Reuters
The reference to terrorism came after two deadly attacks were reported last Friday. one in the West Bank and one in Tel Aviv.
The first was a shooting on a road in the northern West Bank that immediately killed two sisters, aged 15 and 20, respectively, and their mother died on Monday from her injuries.
The second case occurred shortly after, when an Israeli citizen of Arab origin killed a 36-year-old Italian tourist in an allegedly deliberate hit-and-run in Tel Aviv, injuring seven other tourists.
These episodes were followed today by the death of a 15-year-old Palestinian during clashes with Israeli troops, provoked by a military raid on a refugee camp in the West Bank.
This territory is inhabited byBloodiest start to year since 2000in the context of an upsurge of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, which resulted in 96 Palestinians and Arab-Israelis in violent incidents with Israel, and 19 people from the Israeli sideattack victims.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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