Palestinian protesters argued with Israeli army soldiers during a demonstration against Israeli settlements, in Masafer Yatta near in the West Bank city of Hebron.

The footage filmed on September 17 shows a group of Palestinian activists with flags confronting several Israeli soldiers.
The footage also shows the protesters shouting slogans like "Free Palestine" against the Israeli settlements.

According to the Palestinian organisers of the demonstration, it was to protest a sharp rise in attacks by soldiers and settlers against residents of al-Tuwani and other hamlets in the Masafer Yatta region.

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Hebron, 17 September 2022. Palestinian protesters argue with an Israeli army soldier during a demonstration against Israeli settlements, in Masafer Yatta near in the West Bank city of Hebron

STORYLINE:

The Israeli forces today attacked participants in a protest against army offenses al-Tuwani village in Masafer Yatta in the south of the West Bank.

Fouad al-Imour, a local activist, said the activity, organized by the Fatah movement, the Masafer Yatta Defense Committee, and residents and held at the entrance to al-Tuwani, was quickly attacked by Israeli soldiers who fired tear gas canisters at the protesters to disperse them.

The activity was planned to protest a sharp rise in attacks by soldiers and settlers against residents of al-Tuwani and other hamlets in the Masafer Yatta region, which was declared as a firing zone in order to force their Palestinian residents to leave them.

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