Rally urges release of Palestinians

Rally urges release of Palestinians
Thu Feb 21, 2013 19:39:29

Thousands of protesters have held a demonstration in the occupied West Bank in solidarity with Palestinians held in the Israeli regime’s prisons.

Some 2,000 Palestinians gathered at the Beitunia military checkpoint on Thursday, hoping to march to the nearby Ofer military prison.

When the Zionist forces prevented them from proceeding, protesters responded by throwing stones and burning tires.

Israeli soldiers used rubber-coated bullets and tear gas to disperse the protesters.

Palestinians have staged protests across the West Bank all week in solidarity with the 4,500 prisoners held by Israel.

Much of the focus of the protests has been on prisoner Samer Issawi, whose health has severely deteriorated after an on-again, off-again hunger strike stretching more than 200 days.

Issawi, 35, suffered a new setback on Tuesday when the regime rejected his request to be freed on bail.
 

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