An Israeli soldier fires tear gas towards Palestinian stone-throwers at Qalandiya checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah October 5, 2009. On the outskirts of Ramallah, about 50 Palestinian teenagers took cover behind trucks and cars while hurling rocks at Israeli soldiers, who reporters saw responding by firing tear gas and rubber bullets.
REUTERS/Darren Whiteside (WEST BANK POLITICS CONFLICT)