Violent clashes burst out on Wednesday evening between dozens of Palestinian anti-occupation youths and the heavily-armed Israeli patrols east of Nablus province.
According to eye-witnesses the clashes flared up shortly after buses carrying Israeli settlers and escorted by military jeeps rolled into Joseph’s Tomb via Amman Street.
The clashes stretched to Amman Street al-Ghawi crossroads and the outer edges of Balata refugee camp.
The Israeli military troops showered the area with randomly-unleashed spates of bullet fire and teargas canisters.
At the same time at least 20 Palestinian worshipers choked on teargas after the occupation soldiers cordoned off Ibad al-Rahman Mosque in the area and came down heavily on the worshipers.
A few hours earlier extremist Israeli settlers showed up at Zaatara checkpoint south of Nablus and threatened to assault Palestinian civilians and drivers in response to Tuesday’s anti-occupation attack in Occupied Jerusalem.
