News story from Israel on Tuesday: Dozens of Palestinians were overcome by teargas Tuesday during clashes with the Israeli forces in the Palestinian town of Taqoa, south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
How much damage can an occupying army do in one day? This much.
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Below is a sampling of local news headlines from the International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC), the Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA), and the Palestinian Press Agency (SAFA). All headlines are linked.
This is a fairly ordinary day. Multiply by 54 years to get an idea of the oppression of Palestinians since the occupation began in 1967.
News of injuries, abduction, displacement, imprisonment carried out by Israel
- Child Struck with Teargas Bomb in the Head Near Bethlehem
- Army Abducts 3 Palestinians in Hebron, 1 in Ramallah
- Israeli Soldiers Shoot a Teen, Abduct 2 Palestinians, in Bethlehem
- Dozens of Palestinians overcome by teargas during clashes with Israeli forces, south of Bethlehem.
- Israeli forces detain Palestinian, age 20, after breaking into a restaurant he works in
- Palestinian who was shot, then detained Monday, is in critical condition
- Palestinian prisoner, age 22, starts her 6th year in Israeli jail
- Palestinian prisoner, age 34, starts his 20th year in Israeli jail
- Israeli forces detain 8 Palestinians, injure another in West Bank raids
- Israeli forces shoot at shepherds, south of Gaza
- Israeli navy fires at Palestinian fishermen off Gaza shores
- Israel displaces more Palestinian Bedouins, seizes tents in Humsa al-Bqaia
- Palestinian Detainee Faces Serious Coronavirus Complications
News of property invasion, damage carried by Israel
- Israeli Soldiers Uproot Palestinian Lands, Demolish Structures, in Beit Jala
- Army to Demolish Barns, Sheds, Near Bethlehem
- Israel Army Invades Farmlands in Northern Gaza
- Israeli forces storm and search part of Ashkelon prison, destroying prisoners’ possessions
- Israel demolishes house in Sheikh Jarrah without notification
- Soldiers Halt Construction of 11 Palestinian Homes, Playground, and Street near Salfit
also reported Tuesday:
- 50-year-old Palestinian injured as Israeli settlers push him off wall, storm village
- Israeli settlers uproot 50 olive trees near Hebron
- Analysis: Israel’s Crimes, Legitimacy, and Free Speech
- Palestinians protest looming dispossession of 4 families in occupied East Jerusalem
- Over 80 UK parliamentarians tell Israel: stop dispossession of Palestinian families in East Jerusalem
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