Several international journalists have suffered from teargas as IOF have launched teargas bombs at the media crews outside Ofer Prison in the West Bank

Several international journalists have suffered from teargas as the ‘Israeli Occupation Forces” (IOF) have launched teargas bombs at the media crews outside Ofer Prison in the West Bank. In recent weeks protests outside the facility have left scores of injured.

The crew was documenting nonviolent protests near Ofer prison, which has been the site of numerous clashes with Zionist authorities in recent months, leading to hundreds of injuries.

On Thursday the activists had been peacefully demonstrating against the death of a young Palestinian man, who sustained injuries during clashes in the village of Abud, north of Jerusalem, and had unfurled banners and were waving flags.

Russia Today’s correspondent reported that Zionist troops asked both the journalists and protesters to retreat 60 meters, and as the journalists began to stand back, the soldiers started to fire the teargas at both them and the protesters.

On Wednesday, 15 civilians were also wounded when Zionist police attempted crowd dispersal with rubber bullets. Local press also reported the use of teargas. Among those injured included the head of Palestinian Prisoners Society, Qaddura Fares.

“A day of Palestinian rage” may take place Friday as well as a mass march during the funeral of that young man after Friday’s prayer.

Over 2,000 Palestinians are currently being detained in Zionist jails and several are on a long-term hunger strike and becoming increasingly weak. Many of them are in ‘administrative detention,’ which is a practice whereby a suspect can be held indefinitely without charge.