HEBRON, December 11, 2017 (WAFA) – A number of Palestinians Monday suffocated after inhaling tear gas fired at them by Israeli forces during clashes that broke out in the town of Beit Ummar, north of the southern West Bank district of Hebron, according to a local activist.
Coordinator of the anti-settlement and wall committee in northern Hebron, Mohammed Awad, said clashes broke out after forces stormed an area to the south of the town of Beit Ummar during which forces fired tear gas canisters and stun grenades at residents.
A number of suffocation cases were reported and were all treated at the scene.
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