As hundreds of anti-Israel demonstrators gathered today across the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, a young Palestinian boy was captured clutching a hand gun in a series of shocking images. The young protester joined the ranks of his fellow Palestinians in clashes with Israeli forces in cities including Khan Yunis, Ramallah and Hebron. Elsewhere, a Palestinian baby died after choking on tear gas fired by Israeli forces, according to Palestinian officials. The death of eight-month-old Ramadan Thawabteh, in a village near Bethlehem, takes the number of Palestinians killed in the wave of violence that erupted a month ago to 69.Eight-month-old Palestinian boy choked to death in village near BethlehemDied after Israeli forces launched attacks on protests across the West BankHundreds of youths threw stones and firebombs at Israel forces in HebronA 13-year-old Palestinian boy was charged with stabbing two Jewish boys
It has long been the commercial heart of the occupied _, but the presence of 500 Israeli settlers near the city centre, protected by barbed wire, watchtowers and a buffer zone patrolled by the Israeli army has helped make it a hotbed of unrest.