Tulkarem, Rabi'I 11, 1434, Jan 23, 2013, SPA - Israeli occupation soldiers on Wednesday fired teargas at Palestinian workers in the Tayba crossing, south west of Tulkarem, causing dozens to suffer from suffocation. According to security sources of the State of Palestine, the Israeli occupation forces totally closed the crossing at 5:00 am and prevented workers from going to their work places in the occupied territories of 1948. The Israeli soldiers fired tear gas at the workers to force them to return, injuring dozens of them. The sources added that the injured were taken by ambulances to city hospitals for treatment, and the situation remains tense even now at the crossing, according to a report of Qatar News Agency (QNA). --SPA 14:47 LOCAL TIME 11:47 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1071414