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18 May, 5 tweets, 2 min read
This is the moment Israeli forces shot a Palestinian protester in the knee cap in Beit El, West Bank.

The Israeli army sent reinforcements to the location as they continued a heavy crackdown on nearby protests marking the Palestinian nationwide strike
Shooting Palestinians in the legs is a known tactic used by Israeli forces in order to cause long term damage.

You can read more about these cases below 👇
"These efforts to shoot all of us in our legs won’t work because we are dedicated to our community"

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"The soldier knows exactly where he's putting the bullet. This is not random. This is very intimate. This is very planned"

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"When I saw the hole the bullet caused to my leg, I knew I would not be able to walk again"

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