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Israeli army storms Azzun town assaults citizens

Tuesday 27-December-2016

The Israeli army on Monday evening stormed Azzun town east of Qalqilya in the West Bank closed its main entrance and clashed with local young men.

Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a large number of Israeli soldiers blocked the main road to Azzun with barriers and then entered the town.

During their presence in the town soldiers severely beat a Palestinian citizen near the local cemetery and brutalized others which provoked local youths to clash with them and throw stones at them.

The military force for its part intensively fired tear gas grenades at the young men the sources added.

Meanwhile another Israeli military force set up a makeshift checkpoint at the main entrance to Hajja village near Qalqilya and obstructed the movement of citizens and vehicles.

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