Several Palestinians suffocate by tear gas during Nablus-area confrontations


NABLUS: A number of Palestinians suffocated by tear gas this evening during confrontations with Israeli occupation forces in the village of Madama, south of Naples, according to a local official.

Head of Village Council Wajeeh al-Qit told WAFA that large military forces stormed the said village, amid the random firing of live ammunition and tear gas bombs toward residents’ houses, causing several citizens to suffocate due to tear gas inhalation.

He said that the occupation forces cordoned off a mosque as worshipers were inside for noon prayers, in addition to a hall at the village council used by locals as a funeral home, and proceeded to attack them with stun grenades and tear gas canisters, smashing the windows of the hall.

Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA