Israeli soldiers opened live fire and tear-gas bombs targeting Palestinian students who were leaving their school in the northern occupied West Bank village of Tell in Nablus, on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Palestinian security sources said Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian vehicles passing by the main Nablus-Qalqilya road near the illegal Jewish settlement of Yitzhar.
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Israeli forces reportedly opened live fire at students of the Tell High School, showering them with tear-gas bombs as they left their school.
No injuries were reported.
Ghassan Daghlas, an official who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, said that Jewish settlers threw rocks at Palestinian vehicles near the Yitzhar settlement, causing damages, and blocked the road near Yitzhar.
The majority of #Israeli settler violence has occurred in the #Nablus and #Ramallah areas, the former led by residents of the #Yitzhar settlement which which is known for taking a radical anti-#Palestinian stance: https://t.co/iENq46cHAu pic.twitter.com/4EhTKS1O5P
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Palestinian towns and villages in the Nablus area are surrounded by Jewish settlements and outposts, many of which are protected by the Israeli military and have gained notoriety for being comprised of the most extremist settlers.
Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violation of international law, with recent announcements of settlement expansion provoking condemnation from the international community.
(Ma’an, PC, Social Media)
