In the past month, residents of Kufer Qaddum in the northern West Bank began protesting weekly against ongoing land grab by settlers and severe violations of their freedom of movement. Settlers of the adjacent settlement Kedumin have been long taking over privately owned Palestinian land in a manner that even the Israeli civil Administration called "theft". Moreover, since the beginning of the second Intifada the main road leading to the town has been blocked by the army, largely impeding transport in and out of town.

This week, residents were joined by Israeli and international activists. The large demonstration attempted to reach the agricultural lands confiscated by settlers. Proceeding from the center of the village to the main road leading to Kedumin, the marchwas shortly blocked by the Israeli army, which put razor wire on the road to halt the protesters. Since the protestors were determined to cross the wire, the army soon turned to violence, shooting massive amounts of tear gas. Clashes erupted between the army and local youth, who tried to block the soldiers' way into town.

After invading the town, the army continued shooting large amounts of tear gas projectiles, despite being in the center of a residential area. The village was swamped with tear gas, and one international activist lost consciousness.