NABLUS, Thursday, October 17, 2019 (WAFA) – 51 Palestinians were Thursday morning injured by Israeli gunfire as hundreds of fanatic Israeli settlers barged their way into Joseph’s Tomb near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, according to Palestinian medics.

Israeli forces escorted a convoy of buses packed with some 1,350 fanatic Jewish settlers into the site, located in the Palestinian-controlled area, sparking confrontations with Palestinian residents.

Soldiers opened fire on Palestinians protesting the raid and attempting to block settlers’ access to the site, injuring 51 protestors.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) confirmed that three protestors were injured with live rounds and 14 others with rubber coated steel bullets. The live fire casualties were rushed to the hospital for treatment.

Soldiers showered Palestinian houses surrounding the confrontation scene with tear gas canisters, causing 34, including four infants, to suffocate.

Settlers repeatedly break into Joseph’s Tomb, located in a densely Palestinian populated area in Nablus, provoking chaos and confrontation with local residents.

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