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Tens of Palestinians injured in ‘Day of Rage’ clashes

Ongoing clashes have erupted across the occupied West Bank on Friday, with several Palestinians injured, on what Palestinians are calling the Day of Rage -- initially called for by the Fatah movement -- in support of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners who entered the 12th day of a mass hunger strike on Friday. Israeli forces heavily fired tear-gas bombs, rubber-coated steel bullets, and live fire during the clashes, which have erupted following […]

today29 April 2017

International News

One week in, Palestinian prisoners continue to join hunger strike

As a mass hunger strike underway in Israeli prisons entered its seventh day on Sunday, dozens more Palestinian prisoners have declared their participation, while Israeli prison authorities continued to punish those forgoing food by placing them in solitary confinement cells. The media committee established to support what has come to be known as the “Freedom and Dignity" strike, announced Sunday that six Palestinian prisoners held in Megiddo prison in northern […]

today24 April 2017

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