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Israel uses drones, rubber bullets, and live ammunition against protesters in Beit El

BEIT EL, Occupied West Bank - MEE correspondent Tessa Fox is on the scene in Beit El, an illegal Israeli settlement in the Occupied West Bank that has played host to protests today:  

Israeli soldiers fired rubber bullets, live ammunition and deployed drones equipped with tear gas on young Palestinian protestors. 

In response, Palestinians burnt tires and turned over skips in a bid to avoid being shot at by the Israeli forces. 

“We came here because of Nakba but also because the US embassy moved yesterday. We want to send a message to Trump and the occupation government,” a 20-year-old protester told MEE. 

“The suffering of people in Gaza, Jerusalem and ‘48 areas is the suffering of everyone. The pain is for the whole of Palestine.”