»Norwegian activist shot down as Israeli forces filing protest east of Qalqilia – IMEMC news

A Norwegian activist, Saturday, was shot and wounded by a rubber-coated steel ball when the Israeli forces suppressed the weekly and peaceful anti-settlement demonstration in the village of Kufr Qaddoum to the east of Qalqilia, WAFA said correspondence. 19659002] Reportedly, clashes broke out between demonstrators who also protested against the closure of Israel from the main road that connects the village of Kufr Qaddoum with the city of Nablus, since 2003. Then the Israeli armed forces crashed at the peaceful demonstration, using excessive force against demonstrators.

A forty-five-year-old Norwegian activist was beaten with a rubber-coated steel ball in the lower abdominal area. Her medical status is unknown until now.

No other injuries or arrests have been reported.

â € œBefore 2003, the inhabitants of Kufr Qaddoum would use a shortcut to the east to come and visit nearby towns and villages. When the settlements expanded so that they overwhelmed the road, it was closed to Palestinian use, said the Addamer human rights association.

The only alternative route is about six times longer than the previous route, which disrupted the ability of the villagers. attending the university, their jobs and other vital aspects of their economic and social well-being, Addameer noted.

â € œ Three Palestinian deaths related to the closure of the road took place between 2004 and 2005, â € he says. Although the Popular Resistance Committee of Kufr Qaddum filed their case with the Israeli Supreme Court in 2003, the legal status of the road remains unchanged, Addameer emphasized.

After all legal cases failed, villagers decided to organize weekly demonstrations in July 2011, a move that was accompanied by violent repression by Israeli forces.

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