Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad was evacuated from a demonstration in the West Bank on Friday, after Zionist soldiers fired teargas and rubber bullets at those protesting against a Zionist barrier.
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad was evacuated from a demonstration in the West Bank on Friday, after Zionist soldiers fired teargas and rubber bullets at those protesting against a Zionist barrier. Palestinians say dozens were injured.
Fayyad was treated at the scene for teargas exposure, along with dozens of Palestinian protesters, Mohammed Samhan of the Red Crescent humanitarian organization told the media outlets.
The rally, which took place in the village of Bil’in, marks eight years of protest against a barrier which was erected by the entity of occupation. Some 200 demonstrators took part in the protest, marching on the edge of the fence.
The fence cuts off around 530 square kilometers of Palestinian land into the occupied territory. However, the Zionist entity claims the wall is a necessary measure to deter Palestinian violence against settlers.
Before being led away by his bodyguards, Fayyad addressed the marchers, saying that Bil’in had become “a shining example of popular resistance against the occupation, the settlements, and the fence.”
In recent years, Bil’in has been the site of weekly demonstrations protesting against the security barrier.
The procession was attended by other senior Palestinian officials, including Parliament members and the Ramallah governor.
Participants also marched for Palestinian prisoners in Zionist jails, demanding the release of those on hunger strikes.
They warned of a backlash if any of the inmates died. It was the third protest in aid of Palestinian prisoners to take place this week.
Last Sunday and Monday, protests across the West Bank flared up, after Palestinian prisoner Arafat Jaradat died in jail.
The Palestinian Authority has accused the Zionist entity of torturing Jaradat to death, although the enemy claims the man died of cardiac arrest.
