Soldiers Injure Several Palestinians In Al-Biereh

02 Feb

2:37 PM

Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, dozens of nonviolent Palestinian protesters in al-Biereh city, near Ramallah, in central West Bank, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, and attacked many journalists.

The soldiers attacked the marchers with many gas bombs and concussion grenades, at the northern entrance of al-Biereh, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.

The Palestinians were marching against the ongoing Israeli occupation and its colonialist policies, in addition to the illegal U.S. recognition of occupied Jerusalem as the unified capital of Israel, in direct violation of International Law and all related United Nations and Security Council resolutions.

The attack pushed some protesters to hurl stones at the army, while the soldiers fired more gas bombs and concussion grenades.

The soldiers also assaulted many journalists, and forced them out of the area, to prevent them from documenting the unfolding events.

Wassel Abu Yousef, the secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Front, said the Israeli violence, and the excessive use of force, will not deter the Palestinians, adding that the protests will continue despite the American stances and illegal policies.

“There can be no peace without Jerusalem, without liberation, self-determination and the Right of Return of all refugees,” he said, “The U.S. cannot take Jerusalem off the negotiations’ table, in direct violation of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.”

Essam Bakr, the coordinator of the National and Islamic Factions in Palestine, said this protest is part of ongoing processions and activities, in various parts of occupied Palestine, including its occupied capital, Jerusalem.

“Our message, the message of the people and the leadership, is unified,” he said, “There can be no peace without Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.”

It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also attacked dozens of protesters along the eastern and northern borders of the Gaza Strip, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.

Hundreds of Palestinians matched in various parts of the coastal region, including Jabalia, in northern Gaza, al-Boreij in the Central District, and Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, while the soldiers fired dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades.

In addition, the soldiers attacked dozens of nonviolent Palestinian and international protesters, in Budrus village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.

In related news, the soldiers injured at least twenty Palestinians in the al-‘Isawiya village, in occupied East Jerusalem.