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Tuesday, May 15, 2018
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018
1,300 Palestinians protesting ‘Nakba Day’ in West Bank
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSome 1,300 Palestinians are taking part in violent demonstrations across the West Bank, the army says, as part of “Nakba Day,” which commemorates what they call the “catastrophe” of Palestinians’ displacement from their homes during the war that followed the creation of the State of Israel on May 14, 1948.
According to the IDF, the protests are taking place at 18 locations in the West Bank.
Rioters are setting tires on fire and throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at Israeli troops, the army says. The soldiers are responding with riot dispersal methods such as tear gas and rubber bullets.
The troops “are prepared for a variety of scenarios,” the army says.
— Judah Ari Gross
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