A number of Palestinian citizens were injured by Israeli gunfire and tear gas bombs at dawn Wednesday during confrontations after hordes of Israeli settlers forced their way into Joseph's Tomb east of Nablus City.

Local sources reported that Israeli occupation forces escorted about 2000 Jewish settlers into the site, which sparked confrontations with Palestinian residents.

The Palestinians closed the roads in the area with car tires while Israeli forces attacked them with rubber-coated metal bullets, tear gas canisters and stun grenades.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that four Palestinians suffered rubber bullet injuries and about 16 choked on tear gas.

 

Source: The Palestinian Information Center