Israeli forces besiege schools in Hebron

RAMALLAH - 9 November 2017: Israeli police forces besieged on Thursday schools in southern Hebron to prevent commemorating the death of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.

Eyewitnesses said a large number of Israeli troops fanned out in the vicinity of three schools in Hebron and fired tear gas bombs at students and civilians' houses, leaving behind several cases of gas inhalation.

Clashes broke out between students and Israeli forces as the latter fired tear gas bombs inside schools, they added.