The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) suppressed the weekly Bil’in march west of Ramallah city in the central West Bank on Friday afternoon.

Locals and international peace activists took part following Friday prayers in the march that was called for by the local popular resistance committee.

Protesters waved Palestinian flags and chanted slogans calling for Palestinian unity prisoners’ release and right of return for all Palestinian refugees.

Israeli forces violently attacked the participants once they approached the Apartheid Wall established at the expense of the town lands.

Bil’in is one of the most active Palestinian villages in peaceful organized opposition against Israeli policies as residents have protested every Friday for 12 consecutive years and have often been met with tear gas rubber-coated steel bullets and stun grenades from Israeli forces.

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) suppressed Friday afternoon the peaceful weekly march in Bil’in town west of Ramallah.

Local sources affirmed that Israeli forces violently attacked the participants once they approached the Apartheid Wall established at the expense of the town lands.

Earlier on Friday IOF soldiers stormed the town and detained a photographer for several hours before releasing him.

The protesters chanted slogans against Israeli Adhan ban bill and the land regulation bill.

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) suppressed Friday afternoon the peaceful weekly march in Bil’in town near Ramallah.

Local sources affirmed that the peaceful march was organized in commemoration of the 12th anniversary of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat’s death.

Israeli forces violently attacked the participants once they approached the Apartheid Wall established at the expense of the town lands.

The protesters held photos of the late President Yasser Arafat and chanted slogans in support of national unity and Palestinian constants.

They also called for the release of all Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.