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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 536

riot-dispersal

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir seen during a meeting with police officers from the Yasam riot control unit, in Tel Aviv on August 2, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 2, 2023, 11:56 pm
Ben Gvir: Probes into alleged police brutality are attempt to ‘threaten’ cops
‘You are our heroes,’ minister tells under-fire Yasam cops, says he has seen no excessive use of force by officers; state attorney rejects ‘effort to besmirch’ PIID investigators
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Border police patrol the streets of the central Israeli city of Lod after riots. May 19, 2021 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
June 21, 2021, 11:46 am
TV: Police chief formally okays use of low-caliber bullets for riots in Israel
Kobi Shabtai also said to approve use of drones carrying tear gas, as well as to allow cops to decide on use of batons without the order coming from a senior officer
By ToI Staff
Police spray water to try and disperse a protest by ultra-Orthodox Jews against the conscription of members of their community to the IDF at the entrance to Jerusalem on October 23, 2017. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Gharabli)
August 12, 2018, 10:52 pm
Ultra-Orthodox sue to stop police use of ‘skunk spray’ anti-riot method
Plaintiffs tell High Court of Justice that foul-smelling liquid used to deter protesters is a form of collective punishment
By JTA
Illustrative: Border Police officers take aim at Palestinian rioters during clashes near the West Bank Qalandiya checkpoint, on the outskirts of Ramallah, on December 15, 2017. (Abbas Momani/AFP)
December 19, 2017, 4:34 am
Using Israeli data, study finds rubber bullets cause significant fatalities
Researchers who looked at reports from several countries find weapons cause deaths in 3% of cases, permanent disabilities in 15%
By AFP
A jet of anti-riot skunk water sends a woman reeling as ultra-Orthodox Jews protest the jailing of draft dodgers, Jerusalem, November 27, 2017. (Flash90)
November 27, 2017, 4:57 pm
Video shows passerby blasted by water cannon at Jerusalem protest
Woman trying to cross street is caught in melee as police shoot water and skunk spray at extremist ultra-Orthodox youths
By Sue Surkes
Firemen try to hold a group of people outside a polling station in San Julia de Ramis, on October 1, 2017, on the day of a referendum on independence for Catalonia banned by Madrid. (AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE)
October 1, 2017, 12:04 pm
Spanish police clash with Catalan voters, smash way into polling center
Scuffles erupt between police and people wanting to cast ballots in banned referendum on region’s secession
By Marianne Barriaux
Palestinian demonstrators run for cover during clashes with Israeli forces during a protest in the West Bank village of Bait Djan, near the city of Nablus, on May 19, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / JAAFAR ASHTIYEH)
May 19, 2017, 6:13 pm
Hundreds of Palestinians riot in West Bank, Gaza
Two Israelis wounded, dozens of demonstrators said hurt as clashes erupt after Hamas calls for a ‘day of rage’
By ToI Staff
Palestinian demonstrators hurl rocks at Israeli security forces during clashes in al-Bireh on the outskirts of Ramallah in the West Bank, on November 29, 2015. (AFP/Abbas Momani)
November 29, 2015, 8:39 pm
Dozens of Palestinians said injured in clashes with IDF
Palestinian media reports some 20 protesters hit by live fire in West Bank; Israel confirms two injured in riots
By ToI Staff
Turkish riot police use water cannon on a gay rights demonstrator during a Gay Pride parade, Istanbul, Turkey, June 28, 2015. (Twitter/David Lepeska)
June 28, 2015, 6:52 pm
Turkish riot police break up Pride parade in Istanbul
Law enforcers use rubber bullets to scatter thousands of demonstrators taking part in march during Ramadan
By ToI Staff and AFP
Meir Yakter, alongside Beit Alfa Technologies' riot-control vehicle on June 2, 2015 (Mitch Ginsburg/ Times of Israel)
June 4, 2015, 1:10 pm
At security expo, lethal and life-saving gadgets, and things no one wants to talk about
International exhibit in Tel Aviv showcases everything from palm-sized drones to giant water pouches, bullet-proof tires and, well, bullets
By Mitch Ginsburg
A protester waves a Palestinian flag towards the Israeli border fence during a protest marking Land Day at the border between Israel and Gaza Strip on March 30, 2014 (photo credit: AFP)
April 18, 2014, 6:52 pm
Palestinian injured along northern Gaza border fence
IDF fires tear gas as crowd gathers in off-limits zone
By Lazar Berman
A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to hurl stones towards Israeli security forces during clashes at the Aida Palestinian refugee camp near Bethlehem on April 14, 2014. (Musa al-Shaer/AFP)
April 15, 2014, 12:03 pm
Palestinians: Bethlehem woman dies from tear gas
IDF denies gas involved in woman’s death; man shot in the leg by Israeli forces near Gaza border
By AFP
A photojournalist takes a photo of riot policemen during clashes in east Jerusalem in February of 2011. (Illustrative photo: Ruben Salvadori/Flash 90)
December 2, 2013, 2:43 pm
IDF accused of deliberately targeting journalists
Military rejects Foreign Press Association report that soldiers threw stun grenades and shot rubber bullets at reporters
By Lazar Berman
Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinian militants Khaled al-Najjar and Mussa Fanasheh on November 27, 2013 in the West Bank village of Yatta, one day after they were shot dead, along with another Palestinian activist. (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/FLASH90)
From the WebNovember 27, 2013, 7:22 pm
Riots break out in Hebron after funerals
Mourners clash with soldiers following burial of three men killed after firing at Israeli forces, Ma’an reports
Palestinian protesters throw stones at Israeli troops outside the Ofer military prison near Ramallah on Wednesday. (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)
May 2, 2012, 7:12 pm
4 soldiers, 2 Palestinians lightly wounded in clashes north of Jerusalem
250 Palestinians throw stones at Israeli forces near Bitunia checkpoint
By Michal Shmulovich
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