Scores of Palestinian young people took to the streets in different West Bank areas and clashed with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in protest at the holding of the hardline Jewish flag march in the Old City of Jerusalem.
During the clashes young men blocked roads with burning tires and hurled stones and empty bottles at Israeli soldiers who responded by firing rubber bullets and tear gas and stun grenades.
No one was reportedly injured by IOF gunfire but several protesters suffered from their exposure to tear gas.
The clashes took place in different areas of the West Bank including Bethlehem City al-Arroub refugee camp in northern al-Khalil and at the northern entrance to Ramallah City.
In Jerusalem the Red Crescent said that more than 33 people mostly Jerusalemites were injured when Israeli police forces attacked them during the settler flag rally that took place in the Old City.
According to local sources and media reports the Israeli police violently attacked citizens and activists in different areas of Jerusalem as they were peacefully protesting the holding of the provocative settler march.
Most of the wounded citizens received on-site medical assistance while a few others were rushed to hospitals.
At least 17 Palestinians were arrested by police forces during the events.
Later in the evening thousands of extremist settlers including Knesset member Itamar Ben-Gvir flocked to the Bab al-Amud (Damascus Gate) plaza that leads to the Old City where they embarked on chanting racist slogans against the Arabs under police protection.
During the march some settlers also hurled stones water bottles and juice cans at journalists and media crews and carried a banner calling for demolishing the Aqsa Mosque’s Dome of the Rock and building their alleged temple on its ruins.
Upon leaving Bab al-Amud and marching to al-Buraq Wall Square (western wall) the settlers verbally attacked Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) while spitting on the ground.
