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IDF Shoot Tear Gas Into Palestinian Family House

by Sputnic | February 4, 2010 at 09:57 am

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30-01-2010

By Saed Bannoura

IMEMC & Agencies:

Palestinian medical sources reported on Friday at night that 10 women and 15 children were hospitalized suffering severe effects of tear gas inhalation after Israeli soldiers fired gas bombs into the lower floor a house in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.

Local residents rushed to the house and managed to rescue the wounded women and children after pulling them through the windows of the gassed home.

The incident took place following clashes between dozens of residents of Nabi Saleh and Dir Nitham villages, and invading Israeli soldiers.

Israeli troops fired dozens of gas bombs and used water cannons to shoot dirty, foul smelling water at the residents.

Furthermore, Israeli soldiers released on Friday several residents who were kidnapped by the army during clashes that took place last week in Nabi Saleh and Dir Nitham villages.

The released residents, including two sisters identified as Nariman and Manal Tamimi, were forced to pay high fines.

Several residents were kept under interrogation until further notice.

Source, http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/news/news.php?article=17483

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steve1 (not verified)

at 12:56 on February 4th, 2010

This is something you'll never see in the mainstream media. The evening news, fox news, cnn, msnbc....they ignore stories like these and act like it doesn't happen. But it happens all the time.

tikun

at 14:03 on February 4th, 2010

Maybe it just didnt exist?

Sputnic

at 14:22 on February 4th, 2010

Think things like this happen all the time, presumably more journalists would be allowed into Gaza and the west bank otherwise

stejeb

at 16:56 on February 4th, 2010

This incident followed what had started as a peaceful demonstration.

"Over 20 villagers, including 14 children, were hurt in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh today. The villagers, who did not take part in the demonstration, were hurt after the house they were taking refuge in was attacked by Israeli soldiers in a volley of tear gas projectiles and rubber-coated bullets. One boy was hit in the stomach by a tear-gas projectile. He, along with four others, required medical care, and were evacuated to the hospital.

For more details: +972546327736 | media@popularstruggle.org

Clashes in the village began after soldiers blocked some 200 demonstrators – Palestinians, Israelis and internationals – from reaching a spring on privately owned Palestinian land, which was recently taken over by Hallamish settlers. Despite being entirely peaceful, demonstrators were assaulted with tear-gas and rubber-coated bullets." Source Popularstruggle.org

tikun

at 05:30 on February 5th, 2010

Sorry stejeb. You just got to do better then this. There is no media anywhere including haaretz in Israel that carries this report. Every week on friday usually there are demos in or near Ni'illin. BUT the injured report just is not jiving with any other media reports that I can find. all you are giving us is extreme radical organization report.

tikun

at 05:35 on February 5th, 2010

This is todays report. I don't mind you have a differing world view of my country but you got to at least be honest in reporting.

Today Feb. 5th 2010 Ynet news service
Some 70 Palestinians and Israeli and foreign left-wing activists are protesting next to the separation fence near the village of Na'alin, which is west of Ramallah. The protesters are throwing stones at the security forces, which are using crowd dispersal methods against the group. No injuries have as yet been reported. (Efrat Weiss)