A number of Palestinian activists and journalists were injured on Thursday after Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) quelled a peaceful march that was organized by Islamic and national factions in Bethlehem city.
The PIC reporter said that the march was organized in solidarity with hunger striking detainees in Israeli jails. The marchers also asks for returning the bodies of martyrs detained by Israeli authorities.
Scores of activists and citizens participated in the event and carried Palestinians flags along with photos of prisoners and martyrs. They chanted slogans in support of the hunger striking detainees.
IOF soldiers showered the participants with tear gas and sound grenades. A number of journalists including Abdul Hafith al-Hashlamoun Iyyad Hamad and Safiya Kuwar were injured with shrapnel.
