A Palestinian youth was injured in the chest by a rubber bullet as Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) quelled the weekly march in Kafr Qaddum town in Qalqilya on Friday.

The anti-settlement peaceful march also demands the opening of the street which has been closed by the IOF for over 14 years.

Coordinator of the popular resistance in the town Murad Shteiwi said that IOF soldiers showered the participants with rubber bullets as soon as the march kicked off.

Shteiwi pointed out that the Israeli army has recently assigned a number of IOF soldiers to take pictures and videos of the participants in the anti-settlement marches via two small drones.

A 22-year-old Palestinian youth was injured by a rubber bullet in his abdomen when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) quelled the Kafr Qaddum peaceful weekly march on Friday.

The march kicked off after Friday prayer in protest at the Israeli persistent settlement activity and to demand the opening of a street in the village which has been closed for over 14 years.

The coordinator of popular resistance in the town Murad Eshtaiwi said that IOF soldiers fired rubber bullets and tear gas grenades at hundreds of participants including some Israeli peace activists who took part in the march in the village which is located to the west of Nablus.