Israeli troops fire live rounds & tear gas at Palestinian Day of Rage ‘inciters’

Around 2,000 Palestinians, enraged by US President Donald Trump’s decision to move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, swarmed the streets of the West Bank and Gaza for the sixth consecutive Friday, burning tires and hurling projectiles at the Israel Forcesin more than 20 locations across the occupied Palestinian territories.

In Bethlehem on the West Bank the Israeli soldiers responded to the unrest by firing tear gas, Ruptly’s video shows. At least five people in the West Bank suffered injuries when the Israeli soldiers used rubber bullets to disperse the crowd, Haaretz reports, citing Palestinian health officials.

The most intense clashes erupted in Gaza where Israeli forces fired live ammunition to deter protesters from entering the Aparthaid walls. At least 41 people suffered light and moderate injuries as a result. More than a hundred Palestinians were treated for smoke and gas inhalation after the Israeli soldiers deployed tear gas and smoke grenades.

Tensions were already high ahead of Friday’s protests after two 16-year-old Palestinians were killed in clashes on Thursday. Ali Amr Nimr Qeeno was shot dead by the Israeli troops in the village of Burin near the city Nablus as they were sweeping the area for suspects in the murder of Rabbi Raziel Shevach, killed last week in the West Bank outpost of Havat Gilad.