Armed clashes broke out on Thursday evening between young men and soldiers from the Palestinian Authority security forces in Fari’ah refugee camp south of Tubas city.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a PA security force arrived at the entrance to the camp to open a road closed by the residents when local young men hurled stones at them.
The sources added that the situation suddenly escalated into a shootout with the soldiers noting that no one was injured in the gunfight that lasted for several minutes.
Several violent confrontations had taken place between young men and the PA security forces at the entrance to the camp.
The PA security campaign in the camp and other West Bank areas which involved raids on homes and arrests angered the residents and provoked them into closing the road leading to the entrance.
