Israeli forces assaulted a Palestinian child in the northern West Bank village of Silat al-Harithiya, northwest of Jenin, on Friday, confirmed the child’s father.
Israeli forces, who set up a checkpoint at the Jenin-Haifa Street, pepper-sprayed Amjad Yousef Zyoud, 15, in the face and assaulted him.
https://twitter.com/sinbad_W/status/1131917382727815173
Zyoud was rushed to Jenin Government Hospital for treatment.
Israeli forces frequently pepper-spray Palestinian protestors and journalists across the West Bank.
Israeli soldiers beat, and pepper spray medics and journalists in the face. #WestBank pic.twitter.com/itGp2vrEYq
— CJ Werleman (@cjwerleman) October 30, 2015
Although considered a “non-lethal” weapon, pepper spray is a powerful inflammatory agent that can cause serious injury and even contribute to death.
(Wafa, PC, Social Media)
