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Unrest spreads in occupied West Bank

At least 499 Palestinians have been injured since Saturday as protests have spread to the West Bank.

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A Palestinian medic loads an injured protester into the ambulance as an Israeli soldier watches on outside the Beit El settlement near Ramallah. [Muhannad Darabee/Al Jazeera]
By Mohannad Darabee
Published On 23 Oct 2015

Palestinian protests have grown in areas across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, prompting Israeli forces to respond harshly.

On Monday, a 13-year-old Palestinian from the Aida refugee camp in the Bethlehem area died after being shot by Israeli soldiers. 

Munther Amira, a neighbour of the slain teen Abed al-Rahman Shadi Obeidallah, said: “He was coming back from school carrying his backpack. He was killed in cold blood by the most aggressive occupation in the world.”

Fatma from the Aida refugee camp said the teen “didn’t do anything to deserve this. He should still be playing with his friends instead of being buried in the ground.” 

At least 1,600 Palestinians have been injured in clashes since Saturday, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. At least 134 of them were shot by live ammunition and hundreds of others suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation and wounds from rubber-coated steel bullets.

Four Israelis have also been killed during the latest clashes, including two settlers shot dead on Thursday night October 1 and another two fatally stabbed in Jerusalem on Saturday. 

 

Related: Israel razes attackers’ homes as unrest spreads

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Neighbours help take the family's belongings out of the home of Muhannad Halabi - the Palestinian youth shot dead by police after he fatally stabbed two Israelis in Jerusalem - in the village of Surda. [Muhannad Darabee/Al Jazeera]
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Palestinian Authority security forces attempt to convince protesters not to continue marching to the Beit El settlement. [Muhannad Darabee/Al Jazeera]
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Youth pelt an Israeli military jeep with rocks during clashes near Ramallah. [Muhannad Darabee/Al Jazeera]
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A protester kicks a burning tire during clashes with Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint near Beit El. [Muhannad Darabee/Al Jazeera]
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A Palestinian demonstrator scaled a light pole and removed a monitoring camera installed by the Israeli military. [Muhannad Darabee/Al Jazeera]
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The Palestinian Red Crescent declared a 'state of emergency' on Sunday after its medical workers were attacked 14 times in a 72-hour period. [Muhannad Darabee/Al Jazeera]
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A Palestinian protester kicked a burning tire in the direction of an Israeli military jeep as clashes intensified near Beit El. [Muhannad Darabee/Al Jazeera]
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Nearly 500 Palestinians have been injured during clashes since Saturday, including 41 who were struck with live ammunition, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. [Muhannad Darabee/Al Jazeera]
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An Israeli army jeep fires sound grenades and gas bombs at demonstrators near Ramallah. [Muhannad Darabee/Al Jazeera]
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Palestinians hurl stones at Israeli soldiers during a confrontation outside of Beit El. [Muhannad Darabee/Al Jazeera]
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Medics load a man into the ambulance as Israeli forces fire sound grenades, gas bombs, rubber-coated steel bullets and live ammo at demonstrators outside of Beit El. [Muhannad Darabee/Al Jazeera]
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A slingshot-bearing protester leaps over a burning tire during clashes with Israeli soldiers outside Beit El. [Muhannad Darabee/Al Jazeera]
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Residents of the Aida refugee camp mourned 13-year-old Abed al-Rahman Shadi Obeidallah's death as a result of being shot in the chest by Israeli soldiers. [Muhannad Darabee/Al Jazeera]
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Hundreds of Palestinian mourners attended Obeidallah's funeral in the Aida camp on Tuesday. [Muhannad Darabee/Al Jazeera]