Israeli occupation forces on Sunday night stormed the eastern area of Nablus City to accompany Israeli settlers in a break-in into Joseph’s Tomb.
Eyewitnesses said that several Israeli military jeeps surrounded the site and the neighboring areas to make way for the settler raid.
Violent clashes broke out after the Israeli forces heavily fired tear gas canisters and rubber-coated metal bullets at the Palestinian residents who attempted to confront the break-in.
A Palestinian journalist was injured by a rubber-coated metal bullet in the abdomen.
According to Israeli media sources an Israeli minister and nearly 1000 Israeli settlers broke into Joseph’s Tomb and performed Talmudic rituals at the site on Sunday night.
