
A seven-month pregnant Palestinian mother suffered a miscarriage after tear gas was fired repeatedly by Israeli soldiers at her home in the village of Al-Mughayyer near Ramallah last week. Areej Abu Alya, 37, inhaled a lot of the gas and started to suffocate during the attack. She was rushed to hospital by her husband Iyad, where her condition worsened. During the treatment, doctors discovered that her baby's pulse was no longer detected. Areej was in intensive care for several days after losing a lot of blood and requiring transfusions. "We live in a very dangerous area," Iyad told Wafa news agency. "Tear gas canisters are scattered around the house and inside, and I can no longer collect them immediately to […]
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