Palestinian shot at weekly anti-wall protest

Ma'an
Israeli forces shot and lightly injured a Palestinian in the West Bank village of Nil'in on Friday, witnesses said.

...shot in the foot...

Hundreds of village residents and international peace activists attempted to reach lands on the other side of Israel's separation barrier on Friday, but were stopped by soldiers standing guard.

Israeli soldiers fired live bullets, tear-gas canisters, and a foul-smelling liquid on the demonstrators, they said.

...In Al-Mas'ara, a village near Bethlehem, residents urged soldiers who lined up and spread barbed wire near the barrier there "to rethink their aggression, lay down their weapons, and join the international support for the Palestinian struggle for freedom, justice and human rights," according to a separate statement received by Ma'an.

Teenagers crossed over the small barrier set up in front of the wall while a woman from the village managed to again cross the barrier along with her two grandchildren. Soldiers reportedly did not stop the woman from reaching her farmland.

...Several Israeli officials and members of the "Likud Youth" joined in the protests as well, on the other side of the barrier, activists said. Full story