Violent confrontations flared up on Monday when Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided Sebastia town north of the West Bank city of Nablus.
Sebastia’s mayor Mohammed Azem said that tension prevailed in Sebastia after dozens of IOF soldiers accompanied by members of the Knesset stormed the town.
Azem said that violent clashes broke out in which the Palestinian residents of Sebastia were attacked by the IOF with rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters.
No injuries were reported Azem noted.
