More than 140 Palestinians were hurt Friday in clashes with Israeli troops in the flashpoint West Bank village of Beita, medics said, during protests against an illegal Israeli settlement outpost, including nine people injured by live fire.
The Israeli army said two soldiers were also “lightly injured” in the violence.
Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in Beita in the northern West Bank to protest against the nearby outpost of Evyatar, an AFP correspondent said.
The area has seen regular demonstrations against settlement expansion on Palestinian land.
“Hundreds of Palestinians hurled rocks at IDF troops, who responded with riot dispersal means,” it said in a statement, adding that the two “lightly injured” soldiers were taken to a hospital.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said 146 Palestinians were hurt during the clashes, including nine by live fire, 34 by rubber-coated bullets and 87 by tear gas.
Jewish settlers set up the Evyatar outpost in early May, building rudimentary concrete homes and shacks in a matter of weeks.
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