NABLUS, November 17, 2012 (WAFA) – Dozens of Palestinians Saturday demonstrated against the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, which killed 40 Palestinians and injured more than 400, in the West Bank city of Ramallah and south of Nablus, according to witnesses.
They said Palestinians gathered near the Hawara checkpoint, near Nablus, chanting slogans against the Israeli attack on Gaza.
Israeli soldiers fired tear gas canisters at the protesters to disperse them, causing several suffocation cases and arrested many protesters, said the witnesses.
Palestinians also clashed with Israeli soldiers outside Ofer military camp in Beitunia, west of Ramallah, following a protest near the camp.
Soldiers fired tear gas at the protesters and at nearby homes causing many cases of suffocation, said witnesses.
Palestinians marched as well in Ramallah's city center raising Palestinian flags and denouncing the Israeli strikes.
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