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Friday, July 16, 2010

Israeli soldiers injure 12-year-old, 18-year-old, and international journalist

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Two residents of the West Bank village of Bil'in and an international journalist in Al'-Ma'sara village were injured on Friday, during weekly protests against Israel's separation wall.

In Bil'in, where the wall cuts off agricultural lands from farmers despite a High Court ruling mandating its removal, Israeli forces stationed on the western side of the wall responded to attempts by the villagers to access the lands using tear-gas canisters shot from high-velocity launchers and rubber-coated bullets.

A delegation from the French town of Saint Anne suffered from tear-gas inhalation as they participated alongside Bil'in residents. Also protesting were senior leaders from the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front.

Those injured were identified as Majd Burnat, 12, hit in the foot with a high-velocity tear-gas canister, and Mohammad Hamad, 18, also hit with a canister.

Meanwhile in Al-Ma'sara village, south of Bethlehem, 60 Palestinian and international activists marched toward the village entrance demanding an end to construction of the wall.

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