The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Sunday detained 14 Palestinian farmers for several hours after being attacked by a group of settlers east of al-Khalil to the south of West Bank.
Local sources said that IOF detained the farmers for planting olive seedlings in their lands threatened with confiscation for settlement expansion.
Dozens of settlers had earlier gathered in the area under IOF protection threatening and ordering the farmers to leave the area.
The 14 farmers were later released while violent clashes broke out between local residents and IOF soldiers.
During the clashes Israeli settlers opened gunfire at the locals.
