A number of Palestinians choked on teargas and others were summoned to questioning at daybreak Friday in clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in Bethlehem.
Reporting from the scene a PIC news correspondent said clashes flared up in Artas village south of Bethlehem shortly after an Israeli military patrol rolled into the area and targeted Palestinian homes with heavy spates of teargas canisters.
A number of civilians reportedly choked on teargas in the assault.
The Palestinian anti-occupation protesters responded by hurling stones at the occupation soldiers.
At the same time the IOF stormed Aida refugee camp for Palestinian refugees north of Bethlehem and wreaked havoc on civilian homes before they summoned two youngsters—Hamza al-Nabtiti and Assaad Darwish—to questioning.
The occupation army further broke into al-Duheisha refugee camp Hendaza Mount and al-Mawalih area in Bethlehem and handed over interrogation summonses to three Palestinian youths.
