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Related: About this forumBaby dies in West Bank after inhaling teargas, says Palestinian ministry
Source: The Guardian
Baby dies in West Bank after inhaling teargas, says Palestinian ministry
Eight-month-old baby suffocates inside family home in village south of
Bethlehem after Israeli forces fire teargas
Kate Shuttleworth in Jerusalem
Friday 30 October 2015 19.25 GMT
An eight-month-old Palestinian baby has died after inhaling teargas in a village near Bethlehem, the Palestinian ministry of health has said, on another day of killings and clashes in the West Bank.
The baby, named as Ramadan Mohammad Faisal Thawabta, suffocated inside his family home in Beit Fajjar, a village south of Bethlehem.
Abu Anan, a medic with Red Crescent, said Israeli forces had fired teargas into the house during clashes between the army and Palestinians. We went to the family house and we tried to save his life, but we failed. He was dead, he said.
It was not immediately clear if a teargas grenade had entered the house or if the baby had been exposed to gas that had seeped in from outside. Thawabtas body was being transported to Beit Jala governmental hospital. The Israeli defence forces said they were looking into the incident.
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Eight-month-old baby suffocates inside family home in village south of
Bethlehem after Israeli forces fire teargas
Kate Shuttleworth in Jerusalem
Friday 30 October 2015 19.25 GMT
An eight-month-old Palestinian baby has died after inhaling teargas in a village near Bethlehem, the Palestinian ministry of health has said, on another day of killings and clashes in the West Bank.
The baby, named as Ramadan Mohammad Faisal Thawabta, suffocated inside his family home in Beit Fajjar, a village south of Bethlehem.
Abu Anan, a medic with Red Crescent, said Israeli forces had fired teargas into the house during clashes between the army and Palestinians. We went to the family house and we tried to save his life, but we failed. He was dead, he said.
It was not immediately clear if a teargas grenade had entered the house or if the baby had been exposed to gas that had seeped in from outside. Thawabtas body was being transported to Beit Jala governmental hospital. The Israeli defence forces said they were looking into the incident.
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Baby dies in West Bank after inhaling teargas, says Palestinian ministry (Original Post)
Eugene
Oct 2015
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(68,868 posts)1. Border cop suspended for threatening to ‘gas’ Palestinians
http://www.timesofisrael.com/border-cop-suspended-for-threatening-to-gas-palestinians/
A Border Police officer was suspended from operational duty on Friday after video footage emerged of him apparently threatening to gas and kill Palestinian civilians in the West Bank a day earlier.
According to a Channel 2 report, the threats were made after violent demonstrations were held in the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem on Thursday.
A video released by the Palestinian news agency Maan shows what appears to be an Israeli patrol car enter the camp. A man then begins to threaten residents over a loudspeaker.
You throw stones and we will hit you with gas until you all die. The children, the youth and the old people, you will all die. We wont leave any of you alive, the man calls out in Arabic.
We have arrested one of you, he continues. Hes with us now. We took him from his home and we will slaughter and kill him while you watch if you keep throwing stones. Go home or we will gas you until you die. Your family, your children, everyone. We will kill you.
A Border Police officer was suspended from operational duty on Friday after video footage emerged of him apparently threatening to gas and kill Palestinian civilians in the West Bank a day earlier.
According to a Channel 2 report, the threats were made after violent demonstrations were held in the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem on Thursday.
A video released by the Palestinian news agency Maan shows what appears to be an Israeli patrol car enter the camp. A man then begins to threaten residents over a loudspeaker.
You throw stones and we will hit you with gas until you all die. The children, the youth and the old people, you will all die. We wont leave any of you alive, the man calls out in Arabic.
We have arrested one of you, he continues. Hes with us now. We took him from his home and we will slaughter and kill him while you watch if you keep throwing stones. Go home or we will gas you until you die. Your family, your children, everyone. We will kill you.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)2. What a sad and depressing story
Heartbreaking.
Little Tich
(6,171 posts)3. The IDF will just say it was regrettable but necessary and shrug their shoulders until next time...