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Clashes in the village of Esawyeh, Shu’fat refugee camp, Al-Tur, Abu Dis and Anata
July 12, 2014

For the second consecutive day, clashes broke out in the village of Esawyeh, Shu’fat refugee camp, Al-Tur, Abu Dis and Anata as a result of the continuous Israeli war on Gaza Strip that has witnessed the Martyrdom of more than 150 Martyrs and the injury of more than 1000 people including serious injuries; note that most of them are children, women and old people. Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the Israeli forces used wastewater in the village of Esawyeh and in Al-Tur and randomly sprayed them at the houses, commercial stores and cars. Ten young men were slightly injured with shrapnel of sound grenades and rubber bullets. The 17-year old Adam Araiqat was injured with a rubber bullet in his head in the village of Abu Dis. Adam was shot from a close distance and the bullet landed in his head. The Israeli forces stopped the ambulance that was transporting Adam in the settlement of Maale Adomim and detained him for 20 minutes. The forces arrested the 17-year old Mohammad Afaneh and one Israeli military vehicle ran over a young man during the clashes in Abu Dis. Dozens of citizens suffocated in Shu’fat refugee camp after the Israeli forces randomly fired tear gas bombs towards them and the buildings around the military checkpoint. The Musta’ribeen (undercover) unit arrested a child after breaking into Shu’fat refugee camp after Friday midnight. Clashes also broke out at the intersection of Anata and the forces randomly fired live bullets and used rubber bullets to disperse the young men.