Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) quelled on Friday the anti-settlement weekly march in Kafr Qaddum town in Qalqilya. The peaceful march also demands the opening of the street which has been closed by the IOF for over 14 years.

Coordinator of the popular resistance in the town Murad Shteiwi said that IOF soldiers showered the participants with rubber bullets and tear gas canisters. No injuries or arrests were reported.

He pointed out that IOF troops set up a military barrier at the entrance to the town and detained pressmen along with foreign solidarity activists banning them from entering the town until the end of the event.

The participants in the march which coincided with the 100th anniversary of Balfour Declaration condemned the ill-famed promise and chanted slogans condemning the UK’s position of celebrating the anniversary.

The protesters urged the international community to intervene for establishing the independent state of Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital.

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) quelled on Friday the anti-settlement weekly march in Kafr Qaddum town in Qalqilya. The peaceful march also demands the opening of the street which has been closed by the IOF for over 14 years.

Coordinator of the popular resistance in the town Murad Shteiwi said that IOF soldiers showered the participants with rubber bullets and tear gas canisters. No injuries were reported.

Israeli soldiers stormed the homes of Palestinians and used rooftops as military watch points. IOF troops also set up several ambushes in some of abandoned houses in order to arrest protesters he added.

Shteiwi pointed out that hundreds of Palestinians along with foreign solidarity activists participated in the march that kicked off after Friday prayer and chanted anti-occupation slogans.

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) quelled on Friday the anti-settlement weekly march in Kafr Qaddum town in Qalqilya. The peaceful march also demands the opening of the street which has been closed by the IOF for over 14 years.

Coordinator of the popular resistance in the town Murad Shteiwi said that large numbers of IOF soldiers and Special Forces showered the participants with rubber bullets and tear gas canisters. No injuries were reported.

He pointed out that the participants foiled an ambush that was set up by IOF troops to arrest youths beneath the olive trees near the closed street. They used stones in order to ward off the Israeli soldiers and managed to make them retreat without arresting anybody.