By: Ahmad al-Bazz / Activestills.org
Palestinians from the West Bank village of Azzun protested last Saturday, against the closing of the eastern gate to the village, due to requests by the nearby settlement of Karnei Shomron. The gate, which has been closed since 1990, previously served as a crossing into the city of Nablus.
Accompanied by leaders of the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee, the protesters tried to reach the gate but were stopped by Israeli soldiers who dispersed the demonstration with rubble-coated bullets and tear gas. One was wounded.
Palestinians from the West Bank village of Azzun call for the opening of the eastern gate to the village, which has been closed by Israel since 1990, February 14, 2015. (photo:Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org)
A Palestinian from the West Bank village of Azzun throws back a tear gas canister shot by the army, during a protest for the opening of the eastern gate to the village, which has been closed by Israel since 1990, February 14, 2015. (photo: Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org)
Israeli soldiers block a main road in the village of Azzun, during a protest for the opening of the eastern gate to the village, which has been closed by Israel since 1990, West Bank, February 14, 2015. (photo: Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org)
Palestinians from the West Bank village of Azzun run away from tear gas during a protest for the opening of the eastern gate to the village, which has been closed by the Israeli army since 1990, February 14, 2015. (photo: Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org)
A Palestinian from the West Bank village of Azzun runs from a cloud of tear gas during a protest calling for the opening of the eastern gate to the village. The gate has been closed by Israel since 1990, February 14, 2015. (photo: Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org)
A Palestinian woman from the West Bank village of Azzun gets medical treatment after she suffocated from tear gas shot by soldiers, during a protest calling for the opening of the eastern gate to the village, which has been closed by Israel since 1990, February 14, 2015. (photo: Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org)
A Palestinian from the West Bank village of Azzun throws back a tear gas canister shot by the Israeli army, during a protest for the opening of the eastern gate to the village, which has been closed by Israel since 1990, February 14, 2015. (photo: Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org)
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