Demonstrations have been taking place in more than 65 locations across historic Palestine. View an interactive version of this map here.
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Since the start of October, Palestinians have been taking part in mass popular resistance against Israeli settler colonialism and apartheid.
On Saturday, tens of thousands of people joined a huge demonstration in al-Khalil (Hebron) and similarly large demonstrations took place in Jerusalem, Ramallah, Bethlehem and across Palestine. Palestinians continue to take mass action on an almost daily basis in cities, towns and villages throughout historic Palestine (see graphic).
This uprising is led by a generation of fearless young Palestinian Davids who are no longer intimidated by the brutality of the Israeli Goliath and who are asserting their right to self-determination and freedom. It comes as a response to the escalation of Israel’s criminal attacks on and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
Israel’s repression of this ongoing uprising has been brutal. Israel has killed 74 Palestinians, mostly unarmed protesters and bystanders, including 15 children and a pregnant woman. More than 2,000 civilians have been shot with live and rubber coated bullets. More than 1,350 Palestinians have been arrested.
See below for a selection of photos and updates about the ongoing popular resistance, and check out BNC member Stop the Wall’s mapping of popular resistance.
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- Read and share our briefing on how international military ties help Israel to repress Palestinian resistance.
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Photos from protests in recent days
Tens of thousands have participated in the funeral of five Palestinians who were killed by settlers and occupation forces in the last ten days. This mass popular participation reflects the support of the uprising against occupation, settler colonialism and apartheid regime.
In the Ramallah area, students at Birzeit university have been leading the mass students’ demonstrations against the occupation near the Beit Eil settlement checkpoint.
Students at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem and youth in Abu Dis have been demonstrating against the apartheid wall that is 50m away from the university gates and surrounds the university. Israeli occupation forces have responded by raining the university with tear gas bombs and rubber coated bullets, many students were injured.
Dozens of Palestinians, including schoolboys, suffocated Monday afternoon as Israeli occupation forces fired tear gas canisters at them in the vicinity of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron. This came a day after Israeli forces fatally shot a Palestinian at Beit ‘Anoun junction, east of the city. Fadi Hasan Froukh, 27, was shot as clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli forces at the junction, located near Kiryat Arba, an illegal Israeli settlement near Hebron.
Thousands of Palestinians participated in the Funeral of both Omar Faqeeh and Mohammed Shamasneh from Qatana village in western Jerusalem. The Israeli Forces have shot two with live bullets and 3 with rubber coated bullets.
Khaduri University students are lead demonstrations in the Tulkarem area on daily basis
Demonstrations are taking place in Gaza on an almost daily basis
