Several Palestinian citizens suffered injuries in violent clashes with Israeli soldiers in Qusra town southeast of Nablus after a horde of Jewish settlers stormed the town attacked local residents and hurled stones at cars and a Red Crescent ambulance.
According to a Red Crescent official one young man suffered a bullet injury in the leg and another one in his pelvis when soldiers attacked Palestinians as they were trying to fend off Jewish assailants.
Another citizen suffering from a kidney failure suffered from inhaling tear gas and was evacuated to hospital while many others received medical assistance on site.
Meanwhile Mosque loudspeakers were used by imams to urge Qusra residents to help their compatriots in the eastern area of the town defend themselves against settlers’ attacks.
Later local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that dozens of settlers escorted by soldiers entered Qusra through its eastern entrance and embarked on hurling stones at homes and cars.
Consequently clashes broke out between local young men and the settlers before soldiers intervened and fired live ammunition and tear gas at the young men.
Member of the town municipality Abdul-Adheem Wadi also told the PIC that scores of settlers arrived aboard buses at the main entrance to the town closed it and attacked Palestinian cars and a Red Crescent ambulance.
