Israel army fires tear gas at protesters in WBank

Israeli forces fired tear gas to disperse dozens of Palestinians protesting against a newly-created Jewish settlers outpost in West Bank on Friday. Several protesters were taken away in ambulances after inhaling tear gas.

protesters were trying to take part in a tree planting event near vill of Beit Dajan, next to West Bank city of Nablus – an act aimed to draw attention to what Palestinians says is settlers taking over ir land in West Bank.

protesters performed tritional Muslim Friday prayers in a field. For more than three deces, Palestinians have sought an independent state in West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem, territories seized by Israel in 1967 war.

Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 but imposed a crippling blocke when Palestinian militant group Hamas seized power in 2007. re have been substantive peace talks between Israel and Palestinians since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was first elected more than a dece ago, and two sides are fiercely divided over core issues of conflict.