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Protesters carry a Palestinian man who was injured during a protest marking Palestinian Prisoners' day, outside Ofer military prison, near the West Bank town of Betunia, April 16, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Palestinians mark Prisoners Day, IDF responds with live fire

Thousands of Palestinians mark Prisoners Day across the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. President Abbas calls for releasing Palestinian prisoners, while Hamas calls for kidnapping Israelis. By Oren Ziv / Activestills and Haggai Matar Hundreds of Palestinians, Israelis and international activists marched in the West Bank village of Bil’in on Friday to mark Palestinian…

By Activestills April 17, 2015

An Israeli soldier fires tear gas canisters directly at Palestinian protesters in Nabi Salah, March 13, 2015. (Screenshot by Bilal Tamimi)

WATCH: IDF fires tear gas canisters directly at protesters

Two Palestinian protesters have been killed from the practice in recent years despite it being illegal. In keeping with a recent upsurge in the illegal use of lethal force during weekly Friday demonstrations in Nabi Saleh, video footage emerged last week of an Israeli soldier firing tear gas canisters directly at protesters on March 13,…

By Natasha Roth-Rowland March 24, 2015

Hundreds join protests against occupation around West Bank

By The Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Hundreds of Palestinian villagers and activists, joined by Israeli and international supporters, gathered this week in five localities in the occupied West Bank to protest the ongoing occupation, annexation of lands and construction of settlements and the separation wall. In Kufr Qaddoum, some 250 people marched from the center…

By +972 Magazine August 11, 2012

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