Palestinian baby killed by tear gas

A Palestinian infant has died after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli police during clashes with Palestinian demonstrators near East al-Quds (Jerusalem).

On Friday, 14-month-old Muhammed Abu Sneneh died in hospital of suffocation due to inhalation of tear gas fired by Israeli forces to break up a protest in al-Issawiya, a village located just north of East al-Quds (Jerusalem), the Ma’an news agency reported.

There were also reports of clashes in the Silwan and Ras al-Amoud neighborhoods of East al-Quds.

There have been sporadic clashes in East al-Quds since Wednesday, when an Israeli security guard shot and killed two Palestinians in Silwan.

Israel occupied East al-Quds along with the West Bank during the Six-Day War of 1967 and later annexed it, in violation of international law and despite the opposition of the international community, which has never recognized the illegal move.