Occupation forces fire teargas, causing fire eruption north of Ramallah


RAMALLAH: Israeli occupation forces and colonists stormed this morning the village of Umm Safa, north of Ramallah, leading to property damage, including setting two homes on fire.

Marwan Sabbah, head of the Umm Safa Village Council, told WAFA that colonists raided the Jabal al-Ras area east of the village. An Israeli army force subsequently broke into the village, firing stun grenades and tear gas at residents and their homes. The use of tear gas and stun grenades resulted in two homes being set on fire in the village.

There were also reports of multiple villagers suffering suffocation from teargas inhalation.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA