Clashes burst out on Thursday evening between the Israeli occupation forces and Palestinian anti-occupation youth in Qalqilya’s eastern town of Azzoun in the northern West Bank.
According to local sources heavily-armed Israeli soldiers chased down Palestinian youth near the main entrance to Azzoun town and raked through olive groves.
Palestinian anti-occupation protesters responded to the crackdown by hurling stones at Israeli settlers’ cars parked in the area.
At the same time heavily-armed Israeli patrols rolled into the nearby Gios town and set up a military checkpoint before they cracked down on Palestinians passing through the area.
A Palestinian boy had reportedly been made to endure heavy beating while several Palestinians have had their vehicles seized in the assault.
