Since the announcement of the annexation plans for the Jordan valley at the so called “West Bank” by Israel combative protests took place repeatedly. The last days dozens of Palestinian protesters were wounded by Israeli troops, which does not bring the resistance to a standstill, it is on the contrary.

 

On July 17, fierce protests took place on the outskirts of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The reactionary armed forces of the Israeli state used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowds. But these attacks did not went unheeded, stones and other objects were hurled at the repressive forces.

 

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Two days before there was a suspected drive by shooting attack on a military checkpoint of the occupation forces near the town of Nablus.

 

Unfortunately, the news situation is currently quite bad, which is caused by the fact that the Israeli state severely restricts the Palestinian press. “At least 237 violations against Palestinian media freedoms were recorded by specialist Palestinian NGO in the first half of 2020, most of them committed by Israeli occupation forces.”