23 nov 2014
A Palestinian teenager was reported to have been seriously injured, while two others were abducted by Israeli forces near the Kerem Shalom crossing, in the Gaza Strip.
Medical sources said that a 17-year-old Palestinian identified by his initials A.K., was shot by Israeli forces near the crossing and taken to Abu Yusef Najjar hospital in a serious condition.
Witnesses said forces opened fire on three Palestinians who approached the border, injuring one, before the other two were detained.
Earlier Sunday, a Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli troops in the northern Gaza Strip.
Medical sources said that a 17-year-old Palestinian identified by his initials A.K., was shot by Israeli forces near the crossing and taken to Abu Yusef Najjar hospital in a serious condition.
Witnesses said forces opened fire on three Palestinians who approached the border, injuring one, before the other two were detained.
Earlier Sunday, a Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli troops in the northern Gaza Strip.
One abducted in Hebron, several summoned for interrogation in Bethlehem
A number of Palestinians across the occupied territories have been targeted with live fire this weekend, with random attacks by civilians becoming increasingly common, in addition to attacks by Israeli soldiers.
Israeli forces shot and injured three Palestinians participating in a weekly Friday demonstration in the village of Nabi Saleh, according to a report by the International Solidarity Movement.
Yesterday, at noon, between forty and fifty Palestinians, Israelis, international activists and journalists marched down from the center of Nabi Saleh towards a water spring stolen by a nearby illegal settlement.
In addition to firing rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas to quell the demonstration, soldiers also began to shoot .22 live ammunition, a weapon which has maimed and killed multiple Palestinians, even as Israel continues to claim it as a “less lethal” way of assaulting demonstrators.
Two seventeen-year-old boys were shot while throwing stones, one in the thigh and one in both the hand and foot. One Israeli soldier fired at a child under the age of twelve as the boy was running away up the hill beside the road.
Nariman Tamimi, a thirty-eight-year-old woman from the village, was shot in the thigh at close range with a .22 bullet. She was taken away for medical treatment, where she underwent surgery, and currently remains in hospital.
Full story and photos at ISM
Another Palestinian was shot and injured by Israeli forces, on Friday evening, in the northern Gaza Strip.
According to Ma'an News Agency, 22-year-old Ibrahim al-Nimnim was shot in the right foot, in the vicinity of al-Shuhada graveyard, east of Jabaliya.
Ibrahim was shot after he and a group of others approached the border, setting fire to tires and throwing rocks toward the border.
He was said to be in moderate condition after being taken to Kamal Adwan Hospital for treatment.
Ma'an further reports that an Israeli settler, also on Friday evening, opened fire at a vehicle being driven by a Palestinian near the village of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron.
Spokesman for the Popular Resistance Committee in Beit Ummar, Mohammad Ayyad Awad, stated that an Israeli settler driving a white Citroen vehicle heading south towards Hebron opened fire at a taxi driven by a Palestinian as it sat on the side of the road.
The settler's fire reportedly hit the body of the car, upon which the passengers in the car ran to a nearby gas station as the settler sped away. No injuries were reported.
Awad added that a group of Israeli soldiers were standing a few meters away from the incident but did not react or try to stop the perpetrator.
Two physical assaults on young Palestinians, ages 22 and 20 respectively, by Israeli settlers were also reported: one which occurred near occupied Jerusalem's Old City, at the Damascus Gate, and another in Wadi al-Maleh, in the northern Jordan Valley.
Two of the settlers were detained, along with a companion of the first victim, but the settlers claimed that the Palestinians had launched the attack.
In the Jordan Valley incident, forces were reported to have simply arrested the victim.
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Israeli forces, on Saturday, abducted one Palestinian in Hebron, in addition to summoning six others from Bethlehem to appear for interrogation, according to security sources.
WAFA reports that forces stationed near the Gush Etzion illegal settlement bloc arrested ‘Ali al-Badawi, a resident of al-Aroub refugee camp. He was taken to an unknown destination.
Several Hebron neighborhoods were reported to have been raided, Saturday, as forces set up roadblocks at the entrances of Halhul and Sa‘ir areas, stopping Palestinian-registered vehicles along the roads and examining ID cards.
Israeli forces raided Jabal al-Mawaleh neighborhood, in Bethlehem, as well, where they served ‘Adel Jawarish, 50, and ‘Ali Salahat, 32, with notices to appear before the Israeli intelligence.
They also raided ‘Aida and al-Dheisheh refugee camps, where Khaled Qaraqe‘, 54, ‘Abdalla Saqer, 45, Muhammad Badawneh, 25, and Muhammad al-Ja‘fari, 41, were served with similar notices to appear before intelligence.
A number of Palestinians across the occupied territories have been targeted with live fire this weekend, with random attacks by civilians becoming increasingly common, in addition to attacks by Israeli soldiers.
Israeli forces shot and injured three Palestinians participating in a weekly Friday demonstration in the village of Nabi Saleh, according to a report by the International Solidarity Movement.
Yesterday, at noon, between forty and fifty Palestinians, Israelis, international activists and journalists marched down from the center of Nabi Saleh towards a water spring stolen by a nearby illegal settlement.
In addition to firing rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas to quell the demonstration, soldiers also began to shoot .22 live ammunition, a weapon which has maimed and killed multiple Palestinians, even as Israel continues to claim it as a “less lethal” way of assaulting demonstrators.
Two seventeen-year-old boys were shot while throwing stones, one in the thigh and one in both the hand and foot. One Israeli soldier fired at a child under the age of twelve as the boy was running away up the hill beside the road.
Nariman Tamimi, a thirty-eight-year-old woman from the village, was shot in the thigh at close range with a .22 bullet. She was taken away for medical treatment, where she underwent surgery, and currently remains in hospital.
Full story and photos at ISM
Another Palestinian was shot and injured by Israeli forces, on Friday evening, in the northern Gaza Strip.
According to Ma'an News Agency, 22-year-old Ibrahim al-Nimnim was shot in the right foot, in the vicinity of al-Shuhada graveyard, east of Jabaliya.
Ibrahim was shot after he and a group of others approached the border, setting fire to tires and throwing rocks toward the border.
He was said to be in moderate condition after being taken to Kamal Adwan Hospital for treatment.
Ma'an further reports that an Israeli settler, also on Friday evening, opened fire at a vehicle being driven by a Palestinian near the village of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron.
Spokesman for the Popular Resistance Committee in Beit Ummar, Mohammad Ayyad Awad, stated that an Israeli settler driving a white Citroen vehicle heading south towards Hebron opened fire at a taxi driven by a Palestinian as it sat on the side of the road.
The settler's fire reportedly hit the body of the car, upon which the passengers in the car ran to a nearby gas station as the settler sped away. No injuries were reported.
Awad added that a group of Israeli soldiers were standing a few meters away from the incident but did not react or try to stop the perpetrator.
Two physical assaults on young Palestinians, ages 22 and 20 respectively, by Israeli settlers were also reported: one which occurred near occupied Jerusalem's Old City, at the Damascus Gate, and another in Wadi al-Maleh, in the northern Jordan Valley.
Two of the settlers were detained, along with a companion of the first victim, but the settlers claimed that the Palestinians had launched the attack.
In the Jordan Valley incident, forces were reported to have simply arrested the victim.
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Israeli forces, on Saturday, abducted one Palestinian in Hebron, in addition to summoning six others from Bethlehem to appear for interrogation, according to security sources.
WAFA reports that forces stationed near the Gush Etzion illegal settlement bloc arrested ‘Ali al-Badawi, a resident of al-Aroub refugee camp. He was taken to an unknown destination.
Several Hebron neighborhoods were reported to have been raided, Saturday, as forces set up roadblocks at the entrances of Halhul and Sa‘ir areas, stopping Palestinian-registered vehicles along the roads and examining ID cards.
Israeli forces raided Jabal al-Mawaleh neighborhood, in Bethlehem, as well, where they served ‘Adel Jawarish, 50, and ‘Ali Salahat, 32, with notices to appear before the Israeli intelligence.
They also raided ‘Aida and al-Dheisheh refugee camps, where Khaled Qaraqe‘, 54, ‘Abdalla Saqer, 45, Muhammad Badawneh, 25, and Muhammad al-Ja‘fari, 41, were served with similar notices to appear before intelligence.
A round of assaults, carried out Saturday evening by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and settler gangs across the West Bank, culminated in injuries and arrests among a number of Palestinian civilians.
A PIC correspondent quoted local sources in the West Bank city of al-Khalil as reporting that two Palestinian youths sustained critical wounds and were rushed to a hospital after they were attacked by the invading IOF troops.
One of the casualties, identified as youngster Abdul Moez Majdi al-Khatib, was heavily beaten up by the IOF soldiers, in the presence of his family and neighbors, near an Israeli military watchtower.
By-standers at the scene said the IOF summoned military reinforcement moments before they chained up the youngster and dragged him to a nearby military site.
The IOF nabbed Palestinian youth Ibrahim Abu Shkheidem and detained five more others for long whiles.
A flood of abrupt combing operations and random vehicle inspections was launched by the IOF troops deployed around Wad al-Hirya area, leading to a state of panic among women and children.
In a related development, three Israeli extremist settlers heavily assaulted the 20-year-old Palestinian shepherd Helal Adel Daraghma in Wadi al-Maleh, in the northern Jordan Valley.
A PIC correspondent quoted local sources in the West Bank city of al-Khalil as reporting that two Palestinian youths sustained critical wounds and were rushed to a hospital after they were attacked by the invading IOF troops.
One of the casualties, identified as youngster Abdul Moez Majdi al-Khatib, was heavily beaten up by the IOF soldiers, in the presence of his family and neighbors, near an Israeli military watchtower.
By-standers at the scene said the IOF summoned military reinforcement moments before they chained up the youngster and dragged him to a nearby military site.
The IOF nabbed Palestinian youth Ibrahim Abu Shkheidem and detained five more others for long whiles.
A flood of abrupt combing operations and random vehicle inspections was launched by the IOF troops deployed around Wad al-Hirya area, leading to a state of panic among women and children.
In a related development, three Israeli extremist settlers heavily assaulted the 20-year-old Palestinian shepherd Helal Adel Daraghma in Wadi al-Maleh, in the northern Jordan Valley.
22 nov 2014
The Israeli Police apprehended, Friday, an Israeli man in Hadera city (al-Khdeira), in the Haifa District, after entering a restaurant carrying a knife, and threatened to kill Palestinian workers.
The man first came to the restaurant and started shouting at the Palestinian workers, and threatened to harm them.
The then started shouting at the Israeli owners, insulting them for "hiring Arabs", and they asked him to leave.
He left the restaurant, but returned to the building nearly thirty minutes later, this time carrying a knife.
He started waving his knife around, especially close to the Palestinian workers, and threatened to kill them.
One of the workers managed to subdue the assailant, and removed his knife.
The Police was called to the scene, apprehended the man, and took him to their station in the city for interrogation.
The man first came to the restaurant and started shouting at the Palestinian workers, and threatened to harm them.
The then started shouting at the Israeli owners, insulting them for "hiring Arabs", and they asked him to leave.
He left the restaurant, but returned to the building nearly thirty minutes later, this time carrying a knife.
He started waving his knife around, especially close to the Palestinian workers, and threatened to kill them.
One of the workers managed to subdue the assailant, and removed his knife.
The Police was called to the scene, apprehended the man, and took him to their station in the city for interrogation.
A Palestinian woman has been injured, on Friday afternoon, after an Israeli settler deliberately rammed her with his car in Shu’fat town, north of occupied Jerusalem, and fled the scene.
The Arabs48 News Website has reported the woman, Susan al-Kurd, 29 years of age, was leaving a local mosque when a settler, driving a white Ford, deliberately rammed her and sped away.
The mother of al-Kurd said the settler saw her daughter, and sped towards her as she was leaving the mosque.
Susan suffered various cuts and bruises in one of her arms, her leg, and abdomen area and was moved to a Palestinian hospital in Jerusalem.
The Arabs48 said Israeli soldiers, stationed nearby, did not intervene, and that the residents were the ones who called for an ambulance.
The Arabs48 News Website has reported the woman, Susan al-Kurd, 29 years of age, was leaving a local mosque when a settler, driving a white Ford, deliberately rammed her and sped away.
The mother of al-Kurd said the settler saw her daughter, and sped towards her as she was leaving the mosque.
Susan suffered various cuts and bruises in one of her arms, her leg, and abdomen area and was moved to a Palestinian hospital in Jerusalem.
The Arabs48 said Israeli soldiers, stationed nearby, did not intervene, and that the residents were the ones who called for an ambulance.
An armed Jewish settler on Friday evening opened fire at a Palestinian public vehicle near the entrance to Beit Ummar town, north of al-Khalil, in the presence of Israeli soldiers in the area.
Eyewitnesses said that a settler aboard a car opened fire at a Palestinian passenger car, but luckily no one inside it suffered injuries.
During the attack, the Palestinian driver and passengers were able to leave the vehicle and took refuge at a nearby gas station, the eyewitnesses added, asserting that Israeli soldiers at the scene stood idly by and did not move to chase the attacker's car.
In another incident on the same day, two Jewish settlers suffered slight to moderate injuries when they were attacked with a knife by an anonymous person in east Jerusalem.
Media reports said the settlers were stabbed near Beit Orot settlement on Azzeitoun Mount in Jerusalem.
The Israeli police launched a massive manhunt in the holy city following the attack.
Jerusalem has been witnessing growing tension for over a month as a result of Israel's escalation of its racist measures against the Palestinian natives and its support for its settlers' violations of the Islamic sanctity of the Aqsa Mosque
Eyewitnesses said that a settler aboard a car opened fire at a Palestinian passenger car, but luckily no one inside it suffered injuries.
During the attack, the Palestinian driver and passengers were able to leave the vehicle and took refuge at a nearby gas station, the eyewitnesses added, asserting that Israeli soldiers at the scene stood idly by and did not move to chase the attacker's car.
In another incident on the same day, two Jewish settlers suffered slight to moderate injuries when they were attacked with a knife by an anonymous person in east Jerusalem.
Media reports said the settlers were stabbed near Beit Orot settlement on Azzeitoun Mount in Jerusalem.
The Israeli police launched a massive manhunt in the holy city following the attack.
Jerusalem has been witnessing growing tension for over a month as a result of Israel's escalation of its racist measures against the Palestinian natives and its support for its settlers' violations of the Islamic sanctity of the Aqsa Mosque
Jewish settlers assaulted three Jerusalemites in their car in Masrara suburb near Bab el-Amoud in occupied Jerusalem on Friday night.
Eyewitnesses said that one of the young men, 22-year-old Ahmed al-Ghoul, was injured in his eye that bled as a result of the assault by the Jewish settlers with an iron rod.
They said that the settlers banged on the car’s windows prompting Ghoul to get out of the car but he was hit by the settlers with an iron rod on his head.
The witnesses said that Ghoul was taken to Makased hospital while a friend of his, Fadi Maragha, who tried to help him, was also beaten by the settlers. Maragha was summoned for investigation by the Israeli police.
Eyewitnesses said that one of the young men, 22-year-old Ahmed al-Ghoul, was injured in his eye that bled as a result of the assault by the Jewish settlers with an iron rod.
They said that the settlers banged on the car’s windows prompting Ghoul to get out of the car but he was hit by the settlers with an iron rod on his head.
The witnesses said that Ghoul was taken to Makased hospital while a friend of his, Fadi Maragha, who tried to help him, was also beaten by the settlers. Maragha was summoned for investigation by the Israeli police.
Violent confrontations broke out Friday afternoon in different areas of occupied Jerusalem and near military checkpoints in West Bank towns and villages.
To the north of Jerusalem, Palestinian pro-Aqsa protesters clashed with Israeli troops at Qalandiya checkpoint following the Friday prayers.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) attacked journalists as they were covering events and fired tear gas and stun grenades at them.
During the events, two young men suffered rubber bullet injuries and many others suffocated from tear gas.
In the southern area of al-Khalil city, several young men were also wounded during confrontations with Israeli soldiers at Tareq Ibn Ziyad junction.
The events started when Israeli troops attacked a march following the Friday prayers protesting Israel's violations against the Aqsa Mosque.
Palestinian journalist Lama Khater as well as a Reuters reporter suffered rubber bullet injuries during the clashes.
Similar events broke out in Aida refugee camp to the north of Bethlehem and a young man was able to launch an arson attack on a military watchtower near the segregation wall there.
The IOF also violently subdued the weekly anti-settlement march of Kafr Qaddum town near Nablus, causing one woman to suffer from tear gas suffocation and three young men from bullet injuries.
During the march, some young men were able to destroy the water cannon of an armored vehicle and prevent it from spraying jets of stinking fluid at the protesters.
To the north of Jerusalem, Palestinian pro-Aqsa protesters clashed with Israeli troops at Qalandiya checkpoint following the Friday prayers.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) attacked journalists as they were covering events and fired tear gas and stun grenades at them.
During the events, two young men suffered rubber bullet injuries and many others suffocated from tear gas.
In the southern area of al-Khalil city, several young men were also wounded during confrontations with Israeli soldiers at Tareq Ibn Ziyad junction.
The events started when Israeli troops attacked a march following the Friday prayers protesting Israel's violations against the Aqsa Mosque.
Palestinian journalist Lama Khater as well as a Reuters reporter suffered rubber bullet injuries during the clashes.
Similar events broke out in Aida refugee camp to the north of Bethlehem and a young man was able to launch an arson attack on a military watchtower near the segregation wall there.
The IOF also violently subdued the weekly anti-settlement march of Kafr Qaddum town near Nablus, causing one woman to suffer from tear gas suffocation and three young men from bullet injuries.
During the march, some young men were able to destroy the water cannon of an armored vehicle and prevent it from spraying jets of stinking fluid at the protesters.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) used live ammo against Palestinian young men staging protest to the north of Gaza Strip on Friday night wounding one of them.
Eyewitnesses said that 22-year-old Ibrahim al-Nimnim was hit with a bullet in his right foot in the vicinity of the Martyrs Cemetery east of Jabaliya, north of Gaza.
Dozens of young men burnt tires and marched to the Gaza border fence and tried to throw stones at the IOF soldiers who opened fire at them, the eyewitnesses added.
They said that the young man was hospitalized in moderate condition.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers detained two young men after crossing the southern areas of the Gaza border fence on Friday night.
Walla Hebrew website said that the two youths were unarmed and were taken for investigation.
The Israeli army has arrested 15 Palestinians since the start of October 2014 after infiltrating into 1948 occupied lands searching for jobs in light of the worsening economic conditions in the besieged Strip.
Eyewitnesses said that 22-year-old Ibrahim al-Nimnim was hit with a bullet in his right foot in the vicinity of the Martyrs Cemetery east of Jabaliya, north of Gaza.
Dozens of young men burnt tires and marched to the Gaza border fence and tried to throw stones at the IOF soldiers who opened fire at them, the eyewitnesses added.
They said that the young man was hospitalized in moderate condition.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers detained two young men after crossing the southern areas of the Gaza border fence on Friday night.
Walla Hebrew website said that the two youths were unarmed and were taken for investigation.
The Israeli army has arrested 15 Palestinians since the start of October 2014 after infiltrating into 1948 occupied lands searching for jobs in light of the worsening economic conditions in the besieged Strip.
21 nov 2014
Wednesday, at approximately 11:00 in al-Khalil (Hebron) a settler from a nearby illegal settlement approached the Qurtuba school in H2 with a gun [H2 is the area of Hebron under Israeli military civil and security control].
The settler entered the school grounds, terrifying the children with his loaded gun. After some time the settler left but the children were forced to evacuate a building and move to another area of the school. The teachers asked for international presence until school was finished that day.
The children were rushed out of school early and internationals and Palestinians stood at a prominent place to ensure the children were safe. Not long after this, a settler attacked a Palestinian and threatened another. The settler threatened to stab a 16-year-old boy and another local Palestinian who tried to film the incident. 40-year-old Jawad Abu Aisha stated, “The settler told Awne (the 16-year-old) that he would bring a knife to stab him. Awne told me and I tried to tell the soldier so he would do something but he did not do anything. When I tried to film the settler he attacked me and tried to break my mobile but did not manage to do so.”
Eventually, and after much prompting by the Palestinians, the soldier stepped in and pulled the settler away. Both Palestinians were left badly shaken by the attack.
The settler entered the school grounds, terrifying the children with his loaded gun. After some time the settler left but the children were forced to evacuate a building and move to another area of the school. The teachers asked for international presence until school was finished that day.
The children were rushed out of school early and internationals and Palestinians stood at a prominent place to ensure the children were safe. Not long after this, a settler attacked a Palestinian and threatened another. The settler threatened to stab a 16-year-old boy and another local Palestinian who tried to film the incident. 40-year-old Jawad Abu Aisha stated, “The settler told Awne (the 16-year-old) that he would bring a knife to stab him. Awne told me and I tried to tell the soldier so he would do something but he did not do anything. When I tried to film the settler he attacked me and tried to break my mobile but did not manage to do so.”
Eventually, and after much prompting by the Palestinians, the soldier stepped in and pulled the settler away. Both Palestinians were left badly shaken by the attack.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Friday stormed Beit Furik town in the West Bank city of Nablus and rummaged through a Palestinian home.
A PIC reporter quoted activist Jamal Hanani as saying that the Israeli occupation troops raided the family home of Palestinian citizen Sameh al-Seifi and ransacked it.
The invading IOF troops also cordoned off other Palestinian homes in the area, leading to a state of panic among children and women.
Meanwhile, two Palestinian minors from the town of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus, sustained wounds during renewed clashes with the IOF.
Sources from the municipal council in the town said the wounded youths, identified as 16-year-old Mohamad Imran and 17-year-old Ahmad Awda, were rushed to Rafidia hospital to receive urgent treatment.
In another incident, the IOF kidnapped two Palestinian brothers called Abdullah and Mohamed Redwan after raiding their homes in Azzun town, east of Qalqiliya.
A PIC reporter quoted activist Jamal Hanani as saying that the Israeli occupation troops raided the family home of Palestinian citizen Sameh al-Seifi and ransacked it.
The invading IOF troops also cordoned off other Palestinian homes in the area, leading to a state of panic among children and women.
Meanwhile, two Palestinian minors from the town of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus, sustained wounds during renewed clashes with the IOF.
Sources from the municipal council in the town said the wounded youths, identified as 16-year-old Mohamad Imran and 17-year-old Ahmad Awda, were rushed to Rafidia hospital to receive urgent treatment.
In another incident, the IOF kidnapped two Palestinian brothers called Abdullah and Mohamed Redwan after raiding their homes in Azzun town, east of Qalqiliya.
Settlers Attack Taxi Driver In Jerusalem
Palestinian medical sources have reported that an infant, three months of age, suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after dozens of soldiers invaded Beit Leqia village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and fired gas bombs at a number of homes.
The sources said the infant, Hanan Dar Mousa, was moved to a local hospital in Ramallah, suffering a moderate injury.
Eyewitnesses said several armored military vehicles invaded the village, and fired gas bombs at a number of homes.
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers and dozens of local youths, who hurled stones at them.
In occupied Jerusalem, the Israeli police apprehended four young female settlers who sprayed two Palestinian taxi drivers with tear gas.
The Police said the attack took place in King George Street, and that the four assailants have been apprehended while carrying the tear gas cans, and were moved to an interrogation center.
The four settlers are from the Yitzhar Israeli settlement, illegally built on Palestinian lands near the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
In related news, two Palestinians have been shot and injured By Israeli Army Fire in Deir al-Hatab village, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Eyewitnesses said several military vehicles invaded the village, and that clashes took place between the invading soldiers and local youths.
Palestinian medical sources have reported that an infant, three months of age, suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after dozens of soldiers invaded Beit Leqia village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and fired gas bombs at a number of homes.
The sources said the infant, Hanan Dar Mousa, was moved to a local hospital in Ramallah, suffering a moderate injury.
Eyewitnesses said several armored military vehicles invaded the village, and fired gas bombs at a number of homes.
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers and dozens of local youths, who hurled stones at them.
In occupied Jerusalem, the Israeli police apprehended four young female settlers who sprayed two Palestinian taxi drivers with tear gas.
The Police said the attack took place in King George Street, and that the four assailants have been apprehended while carrying the tear gas cans, and were moved to an interrogation center.
The four settlers are from the Yitzhar Israeli settlement, illegally built on Palestinian lands near the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
In related news, two Palestinians have been shot and injured By Israeli Army Fire in Deir al-Hatab village, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Eyewitnesses said several military vehicles invaded the village, and that clashes took place between the invading soldiers and local youths.