Several Palestinian citizens suffered injuries during clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Saturday in different areas of Bethlehem city in the West Bank.
Local sources reported that one young man suffered a rubber bullet injury in his belly while many others suffered from inhaling tear gas during skirmishes with Israeli soldiers near Othman Bin Affan Mosque east of Bethlehem.
Similar clashes also broke out between young men and soldiers in other areas of Bethlehem.
The soldier showered the young protesters and nearby homes with tear gas and many suffered suffocation as a result.
Local sources said that two brothers named Ahmed and Saleh Abiyat and another young man were taken prisoners during the IOF campaign in Bethlehem.