NABLUS, January 24, 2025 (WAFA) - Several Palestinians suffered from tear gas suffocation on Friday during confrontations that erupted following an Israeli military raid on the town of Beita, south of Nablus, according to local sources.
Sources told WAFA that Israeli soldiers fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters at residents, resulting in multiple cases of suffocation due to tear gas inhalation. The injured were treated at the scene.
According to the sources, a group of colonists, under the protection of Israeli forces, also stormed the area surrounding Mount Arma near Beita town.
The town of Beita has been a frequent target of Israeli military raids and colonists' violence, particularly since the establishment of the illegal Avitar outpost on privately-owned Palestinian land atop Mount Sabih.
On September 6, 2024, Israeli forces killed 26-year-old Turkish-American activist, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, while she was taking part in the anti-colonies peaceful protest organized by Beita residents.
The activist is one of 18 others killed in Beita since the establishment of the Avitar outpost in May 2021.
Residents have been staging weekly rallies in protest of Israeli colonial expansion atop Jabal Sabih.
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