Israeli occupation forces on Friday afternoon suppressed participants in the sit-in and Friday prayers held near houses demolished by the Israeli occupation forces in Wadi al-Homs area, attacked them with tear gas and beat some of them. The Wall and Settlement Authority in Bethlehem.
Israeli soldiers beat Iyad Nimr Hamad, a cameraman for the Associated Press, while covering a sit-in protest.
The journalist Hamad said that the Israeli soldiers detained him for a period of time in order to prevent him from filming Friday prayers in Wadi al-Homs, isolating him from his colleagues and detaining him and then he was attacked.
On Friday, hundreds of Palestinians performed Friday prayers near houses demolished by the Israeli occupation forces in the neighborhood of Wadi al-Homs in the town of Sur Baher, southeast of occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli occupation forces arrested the director of the office of the Wall and Settlement Authority in Bethlehem, Hassan Brigieh.
Last night, the Israeli police demolished the protest tent.
The Secretary General of the National Initiative, Mustafa Barghouthi, said: `` We came today to the area of ​​Wadi al-Homs to demonstrate against the oppressive occupation measures that have affected a number of citizens by demolishing their homes, but we stand firm on our land and will not give up our rights and the right of our parents to return their destroyed homes. ´´
Barghouthi added that Palestine would win the popular resistance, struggle and steadfastness.
The activist Munther Amira pointed out to the continuation of the protest activities in the valley of Homs "to support our people and show the crimes of the occupation against our people," pointing to a large-scale and violent attack "against our people in Jerusalem, where there is a decision to establish 6000 housing units."
