Israeli Violence on Palestinians Leaves 53 Dead, 2,000 Wounded

By teleSUR

24 October 15

The Israeli-sponsored violence in Palestine has left 11 children dead and 5,000 in need of medical treatment for tear gas inhalation.

srael has been accused of sponsoring violence in the occupied territories leading to the deaths of 53 Palestinians, including 11 children, over three weeks, injuring more than 2,000 others, and leaving 5,500 requiring treatment for toxic tear gas inhalation, Global Research said Friday.

“Detainees undergo grueling interrogations, violent beatings and other forms of torture and abuse,” the website added.

In the meantime, Israeli forces continue to violently raid homes during early hours of the morning, terrorizing occupants, traumatizing children, ransacking possessions, and arresting Palestinians on “phony charges or none at all,” Global Research added.

“Israel’s solution for ending violence is inciting more of it through its ongoing program against Palestinians throughout the West Bank, East Jerusalem and parts of Gaza,” they said.

The news site reported that a renowned Palestine peace and justice advocate, Hashem al-Azzeh, died after collapsing from tear gas inhalation in Hebron’s Old City. The incident occurred as he headed for a checkpoint to ask for help because he wasn't feeling well, but due to fierce clashes, provoked by Israeli soldiers, security forces blocked his passage.

“He became engulfed in tear gas, couldn’t breathe, collapsed and died,” the article notes.

Global Research said Hebron’s Old City has some of the West Bank’s most violent Jewish settlers, who do not hesitate to resort to armed force to evict Palestinians from their homes.

Psychologist Marcos Matias Moyano said isolation, limited freedom, night raids, home demolitions, settler violence and vandalism, kidnappings and detentions have left Palestinian communities deeply scarred.

“Our patients are suffering from fear, psychosomatic complaints, anger, frustration and hopelessness,” he said. “Children suffer from bed-wetting. They are scared to leave home to go to school. They lack energy to study and cannot concentrate.”

The U.N. body for culture and education, UNESCO, condemned the Israeli aggression against Palestinians.

Meanwhile, a U.N. resolution to condemn Israel was approved by the 58-member body in Paris by a vote of 26 in favor, six against and 15 abstentions. The U.S. – Israel's staunchest ally – Germany, the United Kingdom, Estonia, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic voted against the resolution. Other U.S. allies, such as Austria, Spain, France, Italy and Macedonia were among those that abstained.