A number of Palestinians were injured on Saturday when Israeli settlers attacked farmers in Urif village south of Nablus city.

Local residents said that scores of Israeli settlers coming from Yitzhar settlement approached Palestinian houses in Urif adjacent to the settlement and hurled stones at them.

When Urif families took to the streets to confront the settlers several Israeli military patrols stormed the area provided protection to the settlers and fired live ammunition and teargas canisters toward the Palestinian citizens causing injuries among them.

Activist Mnawar Abu Zaher said that some of the injured were treated in the field while eyewitnesses reported seeing a Red Crescent ambulance heading to Urif.

Urif’s village council said that the attack was the second in a week in the same place.

A number of Palestinian citizens were injured Tuesday during clashes with Israeli settlers in Asira al-Qibliya village south of Nablus.

Eyewitnesses said that the settlers attacked the Palestinian citizens under the protection of Israeli soldiers.

Head of Asira al-Qibliya village council Hafez Saleh said that over 30 Israeli settlers from Yitzhar settlement built by force on privately-owned Palestinian lands entered the village and hurled stones at a number of houses and vehicles causing some damages.

Saleh added that clashes erupted between the settlers and Asira al-Qibliya families before the Israeli occupation forces stormed the area amid heavy firing of live ammunition and teargas canisters. A number of Palestinians suffered breathing difficulties.