A number of Palestinians were injured and others arrested by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) during raids and confrontations in Nablus and Qalqilya in the West Bank.
Local sources said that clashes broke out between IOF soldiers and Palestinian youths after the latter confronted an attack by Israeli settlers on Palestinian shepherds in Qusra village south of Nablus.
The IOF fired rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters at the Palestinians injuring many of them.
One Palestinian youth was arrested by the IOF during the clashes and another was rushed to a hospital after he suffered fractures and bruises while being chased by the soldiers.
Meanwhile the IOF arrested three Palestinian minors near Qalqilya City.
Eyewitnesses said that the IOF arrested Anas Shreim 15 Abed al-Aziz Hutari 15 and Omar Abed al-Raouf 15 at a checkpoint south of Qalqilya.
