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Stun grenades cause loud noise when they explode. They're used to distract, cause confusion and incite fear. Though not meant to inflict injuries, they can ignite and damage ear drums.
Pepper spray is used to moderately neutralize demonstrators. However, spraying directly at faces at close range impairs breathing and eyesight.
"Skunk" is a smelly liquid sprayed from tankers. It sticks to skin and gets absorbed in clothes. The foul odor is used to disperse crowds. Washing doesn't eliminate it entirely. In some cases, security forces "intentionally sprayed the liquid on houses and at demonstrators standing in the street."
Harming Civilians
Civilian bystanders are harmed as well as demonstrators. "The entire village, including the elderly, children, ill persons, and pregnant women, are exposed weekly to large quantities of tear gas, from which they have no place to flee."
Even in homes it's felt, though more intensely outside. Moreover, "anybody who leaves (their) house is met with another round of gas."
In addition, blocking roads, setting up checkpoints, and other repressive tactics "directly affect the 12,000 Palestinians living in five villages" nearby. Their lives and Friday activities are disrupted.
Conclusion
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