Return march kicks off in Bethlehem

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) supressed on Thursday a march in Bethlehem marking 70 years for the Palestinian uprooting from their homes and land, the Nakba.

Palestinians marched from Bethlehem city center to a hill overlooking the illegal Israeli settlement of Har Homa, built on Beit Sahour land north of Bethlehem, demanding their right to return to their homes they were force out from in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war that led to the creation of Israel and the start of the Palestinian refugee issue.

According to the PIC reporter, the protesters yelled slogans against Israeli occupation.

Soldiers stationed at the settlement fired tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades at the protesters, forcing them to disperse.