RAMALLAH, Sept 10 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 37 Palestinians were injured yesterday, during clashes with Israeli soldiers, in the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said, in a statement that, among the injured were three shot by live ammunition, and nine by rubber-coated steel bullets, while the others inhaled teargas fired by the Israeli soldiers.
Fierce clashes broke out between anti-settlement protesters and Israeli soldiers, in the villages of Beita and Beit Dajan, south and east of Nablus city, and in the village of Kafr Qaddum, east of Qaqilya city, said Palestinian eyewitnesses.
Murad Eshteiwi, coordinator of popular resistance in Kafr Qaddum village, said that, the Israeli soldiers used live and rubber bullets, teargas, and sound bombs, to attack the Palestinian protesters, rejecting the measures against their village.
Israeli authorities have not commented on the incidents yet.
In the Jun, 1967 Middle East war, Israel occupied the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, which are claimed by the Palestinians, and has controlled the areas ever since.
Tension in the West Bank has been mounting over the past few days, after the Israeli army intensified its military actions against Palestinian militants and activists.– NNN-WAFA
