Israeli forces detained at least 15 people, Palestinian, Israelis and international peace activists, during a protest in Nabi Saleh on Friday, after demonstrators clashed with soldiers at the march to commemorate a villager killed a week earlier.
The mother of Mustafa Tamimi, the 28-year-old killed by a tear gas canister fired by Israeli soldiers, led the frontlines of the march, witnesses said. Forces fired tear gas at the protesters, they added.
Demonstration in commemoration of the killing of Mustafa Tamimi, Nabi Saleh, occupied West Bank, December 16 (Photo: Activestills)
Mustafa Tamimi, 28, sustained head injuries after being hit by a tear gas grenade that was fired at close range by a soldier from inside a patrol jeep. He died Saturday morning. Tamimi was taking part in a regular weekly protest by villagers against the expropriation of land for the nearby settlement of Halamish when he was hit in the head. He was transported by the army to Petah Tikva’s Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, where he died of his injuries the following morning.
The Ramallah-district village hosts weekly protests against land confiscation for the illegal settlement, and Israel has cracked down on its residents, carrying out night raids and arresting accused stone-throwers.
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