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A 24 year-old Palestinian was hit in the head from a live round of bullets Saturday in the village of Asira al-Qibliya. B'Tselem footage of the event shows the settlers shooting at the young man, and Israeli soldiers standing by them - doing nothing to prevent it. Seen here is the raw footage from the 1st camera.
A 24 year-old Palestinian was hit in the head from a live round of bullets Saturday in the village of Asira al-Qibliya. B'Tselem footage of the event shows the settlers shooting at the young man, and Israeli soldiers standing by them - doing nothing to prevent it. Seen here is the raw footage from the 2nd camera.
A 24 year-old Palestinian was hit in the head from a live round of bullets Saturday in the village of Asira al-Qibliya. B'Tselem footage of the event shows the settlers shooting at the young man, and Israeli soldiers standing by them - doing nothing to prevent it. Seen here is the beginning of 'Asira al-Qibliya event.
On April 29 residents of el Arakib demonstrated in front of the JNF offices in Jerusalem protesting the resumption of 'reforestation' work on their lands. The village has been demolished by Israeli forces at least 38 times, but they have vowed to struggle to remain on their ancestral lands.
Israeli forces assaulted a group of cyclists who were participating in a West Bank tour on Saturday, official news agency Wafa reported. Footage appeared on Youtube which showed an the deputy commander of the Jordan Valley brigade, Shalom Eisner, hitting an international participant with the butt of his rifle, in an unprovoked attack. Israeli forces can be seen physically assaulting cyclists in the video. Soldiers stopped a group of around 250 participants near the Jericho village of al-Auja and refused to let them start a cycling tour, which was organized by youth group Sharek and officials from the al-Auja environmental center.
Two days ago the Israeli military raided a house in Hebron's old city, evicting Palestinian and international activists who hoped to prevent it from being taken over by settlers. The activists intended to renovate and take residence in the house to prevent it from being taken over by Israeli settlers.The Youth Against Settlements movement in Hebron decided to enter the house as part of its Land Day activities, to ensure it remains in Palestinian hands.