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Israeli forces suppress Palestinian marches in al-Khalil city

Israeli forces suppressed two marches in al-Khalil city in the southern occupied West Bank on Friday, one of which was launched to protest the expansion of municipal services to Israeli settlers residing in the Old City in violation of international law.

 

Israeli forces suppressed two marches in al-Khalil ('Hebron') city in the southern occupied West Bank on Friday, one of which was launched to protest the expansion of municipal services to Israeli settlers residing in the Old City in violation of international law.

 

Israeli forces suppressed a peaceful march that was launched following Dhuhr (noon) prayers towards the Old City to protest a recent decision by the Israeli army to extend municipal services to Israeli settlers illegally residing there.

 

According to witnesses, Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters at protesters, and prohibited them from approaching the settlements in the city.

 

Governor of al-Khalil (‘Hebron’) Kamel Hamid said earlier this month that the decision would serve to further strengthen Israeli control in al-Khalil while undermining the Palestinian Authority (PA), in a city where Palestinians already contend with the highest concentration of military checkpoints in the West Bank and are surrounded by hundreds of notoriously aggressive settlers living under the protection of the Israeli army.

 

“The order jeopardizes any political settlement in the area, which stands in contradiction with the peace process and the establishment of a Palestinian state,” Hamid said.




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