11 Palestinians Hurt in Clashes with «Israeli» Soldiers

Local Editor

At least five Palestinians sustained injuries in clashes with "Israeli" military forces in the central part of the occupied West Bank.

Local sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said "Israeli" soldiers raided a number of houses in the city of Bethlehem, located about 10 kilometers [6.2 miles] south of Jerusalem al-Quds, to arrest several Palestinian men early on Tuesday.

Scuffles erupted when several Palestinian youths hurled stones at "Israeli" troopers, who fired rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas canisters and stun grenades to disperse the crowd. Five people, including a woman and her little daughter, were injured during the mayhem.

Separately, "Israeli" Occupation Force [IOF] carried out overnight raids against several Palestinian houses across the West Bank and detained at least 15 people.

"Israeli" soldiers also arrested Salim Yousef al-Rajoub in the town of Dura, located 11 kilometers [608 miles] southwest of al-Khalil [Hebron] in the raid on his house.

A Palestinian man was arrested in the city of ad-Dhahiriya, situated 23 kilometers [14.2 miles] southwest of al-Khalil, while the rest were rounded up in other districts of al-Khalil.

Early on Tuesday, a large number of illegal settlers, accompanied by IOF soldiers, stormed Joseph's Tomb on the outskirts of Nablus, desecrating the site venerated by Jews, Christians and Muslims.

Palestinian security sources and local residents said the settlers arrived at the site on board a number of buses, and broke into the tomb amid protection by "Israeli" troopers.

Shortly afterwards, skirmishes broke out between a group of Palestinian youths and "Israeli" forces in the vicinity of the tomb. No reports about the exact number of casualties were immediately available.

The occupied territories had witnessed fresh tensions ever since "Israeli" forces restricted the entry of Palestinian worshipers into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East al-Quds [Jerusalem] in August 2015.

More than 230 Palestinians had lost their lives at the hands of Israeli forces in the tensions since the beginning of last October.

Source: Press TV, Edited by website team