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Saturday, September 7, 2024
Two said hurt at Haifa hostage protest after being dragged over barbed wire by police
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Two protesters have reportedly been injured at a Haifa hostage demonstration after being thrown over barbed wire by police.
The two are receiving medical treatment, according to reports from the protest.
Videos posted to social media show the protesters, who are calling for the government to secure a deal to free hostages held by Hamas since October 7, being dragged from the center of an intersection they were blocking, with one of them bleeding from the head.
The wire had reportedly been placed on the road by the protesters.
Parallel protests are being held around the country, with thousands gathered at the main rallies in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
שני מפגינים בחיפה למען עסקה הגיעו לבית החולים הערב אחרי ששוטרים השליכו אותם על גדר תיל שמוחים בעצמם הציבו במהלך המחאה. בתיעוד ניתן לראות כיצד השוטרים גוררים מפגין ממרכז הכביש והשליכו אותו אל עבר גדר התיל שנמצאת בצד, ואת הפנים המדממות של אחד המוחה שנזקק לטיפול רפואי pic.twitter.com/1NCUFvt0ei
— בר שם-אור Bar Shem-Ur (@Bar_ShemUr) September 7, 2024
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