Palestinians marched through Hebron in the occupied West Bank Friday to mark the anniversary of the 1994 massacre of 29 Muslim worshippers by a Jewish settler, before being dispersed by Israeli soldiers.
Dozens gathered peacefully, demanding the reopening of a key thoroughfare -- named "Marytrs' Street" in Arabic -- which has been closed to Palestinians since the attack, an AFP reporter said.
They were dispersed by stun grenades fired by soldiers close to the settlement of Kyriat Arba, home to Baruch Goldstein, the perpetrator of the massacre at a disputed place of worship known to Muslims as the Ibrahimi Mosque.
A demonstrator and a Palestinian journalist were detained by the army, according to reporters on the scene.
Jewish extremist Goldstein, a doctor, gunned down 29 Muslims at the site known to Jews as the Tomb of the Patriarchs, on February 25, 1994, before being himself beaten to death.
Six years later, at the outset of the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising, the army declared the nearby street a "closed military zone," restricting Palestinian access to residents of the immediate area, on foot only.
Hebron has long been a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
A few hundred Jewish settlers live under heavy army guard among around 200,000 Palestinians in the heart of the West Bank's most populous city.
Source :AFP
GMT 18:40 2018 Saturday ,20 January
Russia says Iran nuclear deal cannot be saved without USGMT 22:55 2018 Thursday ,18 January
Israel destroys tunnel from Gaza it says intended for attacks news alsoGMT 19:42 2018 Sunday ,14 January
Netanyahu urges Macron to 'fix' Iran nuclear dealGMT 20:01 2018 Saturday ,13 January
Trump issues stay of execution for Iran nuclear dealGMT 18:58 2018 Saturday ,13 January
Iran nuclear deal criticised by Trump 'is working'GMT 22:39 2018 Wednesday ,10 January
Turkey to mediate Baghdad-Erbil disputeGMT 12:09 2018 Thursday ,04 January
Calls for probe into migrant death in SpainGMT 07:28 2018 Thursday ,04 January
S. Korea well prepared if N. Korea attends OlympicsMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor