At least 12 Palestinian protesters sustained injuries on Wednesday evening in violent clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in eastern Occupied Jerusalem.
A PIC news correspondent said Israeli military vehicles rolled into Jerusalem’s eastern town of Abu Dis and cordoned off the environs of Al-Quds University before they cracked down on Palestinian youth.
The IOF attacked the Palestinian protesters with randomly-shot spates of sound bombs and teargas canisters resulting in several injuries.
The Palestinian anti-occupation protesters responded by hurling stones on the occupation soldiers.
Red Crescent crews said they treated at least 12 Palestinians for injuries inflicted by the occupation troops.
Two Palestinians sustained fractures and were rushed to hospital for urgent treatment. Others were treated for critical breathing disorders due to heavy teargas inhalation.
The IOF stepped up crackdowns on Palestinian anti-occupation youth since the outburst of the Jerusalem Intifada (uprising) in early October 2015 sparking violent clashes across the occupied Palestinian territories.
