One, a 24-year-old,
was shot twice – in the pelvis and in the shoulder, and the second, a 22-year-old,
was shot in the back of his thigh and will require an operation. Mohammed
Amirah, a member of the Ni'lin popular committee, was arrested, apparently for
incitement.
Residents of Deir
Qaddis, accompanied by Israeli and international supporters, marched to their
lands in order to stop the construction of a new neighborhood in the settlement
of Nili on their lands.
As the protesters
advanced toward the bulldozers, Israeli soldiers and Border Police officers
first fired a few rounds of live fire in the air and very quickly moved on to
shoot tear-gas and rubber-coated bullets directly at the protesters. Despite
the attack, demonstrators managed to reach the bulldozers and disrupt
construction for half an hour.
As protesters
retreated, soldiers followed them to the edge of the village, where clashes
ensued and where the two were shot. In addition to the two hit by live ammo,
six more were struck by rubber bullets.
