Khader Adnan: Scale of West Bank protests unseen since Second Intifada

Speaking from the Jalamah checkpoint in the far northern West Bank, Khadr Adnan, a leader of the Islamic Jihad movement, told Middle East Eye that the widespread mobilisation of Palestinians across the occupied Palestinian territories and Israel showed unity unseen in years.

“The demonstrations that took place at dawn, where thousands participated despite there being no prior warning or organisation, have not been witnessed in the West Bank since the end of the al-Aqsa Intifada” also known as the Second Intifada, he said. “People are going out to support the people of Gaza and reject the aggression by Israeli forces.”

According to Adnan, the Jalamah checkpoint is witnessing an influx of hundreds of demonstrators, with some violent confrontations breaking out with Israeli forces. Adnan said that Israeli forces have shot a number of young Palestinians in the area with live bullets.