Dozens of Palestinian citizens were injured on Saturday evening when the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) attacked their weekly march in the West Bank town of Kafr Qaddum east of Qalqilya.

According to local sources the IOF attacked the march after the participants left the Omar Ibn al-Khattab Mosque in the town and walked towards its western entrance which has been closed since 2003.

Eyewitnesses said that several Palestinians were injured by rubber bullets and others suffered from their exposure to tear gas during clashes with the IOF.

Residents of Kafr Qaddum started staging weekly marches in 2011 to protest Israeli settlement activities and land grabs and to demand in particular the reopening of their village’s southern road which is the main route to the nearby city of Nablus — the nearest economic center.

The Israeli army blocked off the road after expanding the illegal settlement of Kedumim in 2003 forcing the local residents to take a bypass road in order to travel to Nablus which has extended the travel time to Nablus from 15 minutes to 40 minutes according to Israeli rights group B’Tselem.

Dozens of Palestinian citizens were injured on Saturday evening when the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) attacked the weekly march in Kafr Qaddum town east of Qalqilya.

Local sources said that Israeli soldiers stormed the town showered the participants in the march with volleys of stun and tear gas grenades and fired rubber bullets at them.

They added that a number of young men were injured by rubber bullets and many others suffered from their exposure to tear gas.

Residents of Kafr Qaddum started staging weekly marches in 2011 to protest Israeli settlement activities and land grabs and to demand in particular the reopening of their village’s southern road which has been blocked by the IOF for 14 years. This road is the main route to the nearby city of Nablus the nearest economic center.

The Israeli army blocked off the road after expanding the illegal settlement of Kedumim in 2003 forcing the local residents to take a bypass road in order to travel to Nablus which has extended the travel time to Nablus from 15 minutes to 40 minutes according to Israeli rights group B’Tselem.

In a separate incident two citizens was injured by rubber bullets and dozens suffered from inhaling tear gas during clashes with the IOF following the Friday prayer in Bab az-Zawiya area in al-Khalil City.

Dozens of Palestinian citizens were injured on Friday when the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) attacked the weekly march in Kafr Qaddum town east of Qalqilya.

Local official Murad Sheteiwi said that Israeli soldiers stormed the town showered the participants in the march with volleys of stun and tear gas grenades and fired rubber bullets at them.

He added that one young man was injured by a bullet and many others suffered from their exposure to tear gas.

Residents of Kafr Qaddum started staging weekly marches in 2011 to protest Israeli settlement activities and land grabs and to demand in particular the reopening of their village’s southern road which has been blocked by the IOF for 14 years. This road is the main route to the nearby city of Nablus the nearest economic center.

The Israeli army blocked off the road after expanding the illegal settlement of Kedumim in 2003 forcing the local residents to take a bypass road in order to travel to Nablus which has extended the travel time to Nablus from 15 minutes to 40 minutes according to Israeli rights group B’Tselem.

In a separate incident two citizens was injured by rubber bullets and dozens suffered from inhaling tear gas during clashes with the IOF following the Friday prayer in Bab az-Zawiya area in al-Khalil City.

About 18 Palestinian citizens suffered rubber bullet injuries on Friday when the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) attacked the weekly anti-settlement march of Kafr Qaddum east of Qalqilya.

Local official Murad Shetaiwi told WAFA news agency that dozens of Israeli soldiers stormed Kafr Qaddum town and embarked on showering the participants in the march with volleys of tear gas canisters and firing rubber bullets at them.

Shetaiwi added that 18 protesters suffered from rubber bullet injuries and many others including children and women suffered from their exposure to tear gas.

Meanwhile local youths clashed with the IOF and hurled stones at them.

Residents of Kafr Qaddum started staging weekly marches in 2011 to protest Israeli settlement activities and land grabs and to demand in particular the reopening of their village’s southern road which has been blocked by the IOF for 14 years. This road is the main route to the nearby city of Nablus the nearest economic center.

The Israeli army blocked off the road after expanding the illegal settlement of Kedumim in 2003 forcing the local residents to take a bypass road in order to travel to Nablus which has extended the travel time to Nablus from 15 minutes to 40 minutes according to Israeli rights group B’Tselem.