JENIN, March 9, 2018 (WAFA) – Several Palestinian civilians suffocated by teargas during clashes with Israeli forces on Friday in the town of Jaba’, to the south of Jenin in the West Bank, according to witnesses.

Israeli army set up a flying checkpoint at the entrance to the town and assaulted two commuters who were attempting to pass through, provoking clashes with local villagers.

The soldiers used teargas canisters to disperse the protesters, causing many cases of suffocation among them, including a 75-year-old woman.

M.N