Palestinian youth killed by the army during a demonstration against settlements
The young man was hit in the face - causing brain damage - by a tear gas projectile. It is the 20th victim in 8 years among the protesters against the illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Ramallah (AsiaNews / Agencies) - A Palestinian youth died this morning in an Israeli hospital from facial and brain injuries sustained during a demonstration against the illegal settlements in the West Bank.
Mustafa Tamimi , 28 (see photo), was hit yesterday by a tear gas projectile in the face, shot by Israeli forces during a demonstration in the village of Nabi Saleh.
The Israeli military said they had only used "means to disperse riots." But many wonder if there is excessive use of force. During the demonstration, a boy was hit by a rubber bullet and suffered a broken leg; one girl suffered a broken arm. Tamimi, shot in the face, died of brain damage.
For at least three years there have been demonstrations in Nabi Saleh, against the confiscation of land and the implementation of illegal Israeli settlements. To stop the riots, the Israeli army has also launched night raids against the Palestinian residents and arrested those accused of throwing stones at them.
Btselem, an Israeli human rights group, said that Tamimi is the 20th victim to be killed in such demonstrations in the West Bank in eight years.
Mustafa Tamimi , 28 (see photo), was hit yesterday by a tear gas projectile in the face, shot by Israeli forces during a demonstration in the village of Nabi Saleh.
The Israeli military said they had only used "means to disperse riots." But many wonder if there is excessive use of force. During the demonstration, a boy was hit by a rubber bullet and suffered a broken leg; one girl suffered a broken arm. Tamimi, shot in the face, died of brain damage.
For at least three years there have been demonstrations in Nabi Saleh, against the confiscation of land and the implementation of illegal Israeli settlements. To stop the riots, the Israeli army has also launched night raids against the Palestinian residents and arrested those accused of throwing stones at them.
Btselem, an Israeli human rights group, said that Tamimi is the 20th victim to be killed in such demonstrations in the West Bank in eight years.
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