NABLUS, Several people were suffocated after Israeli soldiers fired tear gas at a protest against Israel’s collective punishment policy and siege on Nablus city in the north of the West Bank, according to WAFA correspondent.

He said that the soldiers fired tear gas canisters at the protesters who stood at Hawwara checkpoint, south of Nablus, demanding the reopening of the checkpoint and an end to the siege on Nablus that has been imposed for three weeks.

Source: Palestine News & Info Agency