Qalqilya, West Bank, Palestine. 06 January 2020. Israeli soldiers clash with Palestinian demonstrators during a Fatah anniversary march and a protest near the villages of Nabi Ilyas and Izbat Al-Tabib, on the east of Qalqilya. The villages of Izbat al-Tabib and of Nabi Elyas belong to the Qalqilya Governorate and lie on the eastern Palestinian side of the Separation Wall. The nearby building of the Alfei Menashe Israeli settlement together with the Israeli construction of the Barrier have resulted in extensive confiscation of land from the villages, whose economy was mainly based on
Qalqilya, West Bank, Palestine. 06 January 2020. Israeli soldiers clash with Palestinian demonstrators during a Fatah anniversary march and a protest near the villages of Nabi Ilyas and Izbat Al-Tabib, on the east of Qalqilya. The villages of Izbat al-Tabib and of Nabi Elyas belong to the Qalqilya Governorate and lie on the eastern Palestinian side of the Separation Wall. The nearby building of the Alfei Menashe Israeli settlement together with the Israeli construction of the Barrier have resulted in extensive confiscation of land from the villages, whose economy was mainly based on remaining land has been subject to fragmentation making it increasingly difficult for farmers to cultivate it and more vulnerable to gradual incorporation into local Israeli settlements. Palestinians were also holding a march to celebrate the 55th foundation anniversary of the Fatah movement. The Palestinian Fatah movement, previously known as the Palestine National Liberation Movement was founded by the late Yasser Arafat in 1965, to lead the Palestinian struggle against Israel's takeover of Palestine
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