In the West Bank, 2 Palestinians were arrested during a late-night raid in Bethlehem. During another late-night raid, clashes ensued when Israeli forces entered Dura. Elsewhere in the West Bank, 1 Palestinian was injured by a rubber-coated bullet and other suffered tear-gas related injuries when Israeli forces violently suppressed a protest in Kafr Malik. In East Jerusalem, 1 Palestinian was arrested during a late-night raid in Issawiyya. In Gaza, 78 Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces during the 74th weekly Great March of Return protest, including 15 by live ammunition; 3 were hit by gas canisters; and 6 by rubber-coated bullets. Israeli forces also opened fire on agricultural lands on 2 separate occasions. (PCHR, WAFA, WAFA 9/13; PCHR 9/19)
Friday, September 13, 2019