Israeli occupation forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the Palestinian demonstrators in al-Quds (Jerusalem) amid escalating tensions in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian lands.
Israeli occupation forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the Palestinian demonstrators in al-Quds (Jerusalem) amid escalating tensions in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian lands.
According to reports, fresh clashes erupted between Israeli occupation troops and Palestinian demonstrators in at least four neighborhoods of al-Quds overnight on Sunday.
The protesters had taken to the streets to voice their outrage at the recent hanging of Hassan Yousef Rammouni, a young Palestinian man, at the hands of Israeli settlers in East Jerusalem al-Quds.
Tensions have been running high in the occupied Palestinian territories since late October when the Israeli regime ordered a full closure of the al-Aqsa Mosque in East al-Quds. Tel Aviv that had also put an age restriction on the holy site, has lifted the closure and the ban.
Palestinians are extremely angry at Tel Aviv’s raids and restrictions, considering them as part of Israel’s plan to Judaize and desecrate the holy Islamic site.
Palestinians argue that al-Quds is the capital of a future Palestinian independent state, and that its heritage should remain intact.
Over the past decades, 'Israel' has tried to change the demographic makeup of al-Quds by constructing illegal settlements, destroying historical sites and expelling the local Palestinian population.
Israeli settlers have hanged a Palestinian man in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) in another incident of brutality against Palestinians in the occupied territories, local sources said.
Hassan Yousef Rammouni, 32, a Palestinian bus driver, was driving back home from work on Sunday when he was abducted and then hanged by Israelis in his bus in the Ras al-Amud neighborhood.
Signs of strangulation on Rammouni’s neck as well as signs of violence on his body were apparent, sources said.
The residents staged a protest against the killing in the area with clashes breaking out between Israeli forces and the Palestinian protesters, according to reports.
Tensions have been running high in East al-Quds after Israeli troops shot dead a young Palestinian man in northern occupied territories last week.
Israeli forces claim Khair al-Din Hamdan was shot during a raid, but video footage released after the incident shows an Israeli soldier getting out of his car and shooting directly at Hamdan.
Following the unrest sparked by the killing, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a harsh crackdown on protests.
Palestinians have vowed to keep holding demonstrations in protest at Hamdan’s killing until the Israeli soldier who shot him dead is brought to justice.
