Tear Gas

Israeli soldiers fire tear gas in Aida refugee camp in 2014. Photo by Mohammad Alazza
Health Consequences of Tear Gas Exposure Among Palestine Refugees Residents of several longstanding refugee camps in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) have re­ported exposure to tear gas 2–3 times a week for more than a year, but in some months, almost every day. In...
08 April 2019
It was about 3:00 am on 7 March 2019 when Adham smelled tear gas creeping through the narrow alleyway leading up to his home in Dheisheh camp in the occupied West Bank. A father to three small children, Adham ran to his bedroom to wake his wife, where she slept with their...