NABLUS, April 24, 2011 (WAFA) - An Israeli settler was shot and killed while others were wounded on Sunday after a group of settlers snuck into Joseph’s Tomb near Nablus without security coordination with the Palestinians.
Adnan Al-Damiri, spokesman of the Palestinian security forces, said that an investigation will be conducted to reveal the facts and circumstances which led to the incident.
Bakri said a Palestinian police vehicle present at the time of the shooting was seized by the Israeli forces.
Israeli soldiers sealed the area after the incident and did not allow Palestinian residents to leave or enter the area, said local sources.
They raided several homes in the area, and shot rubber bullets and tear gas at Palestinian youth near the tomb. One Palestinian was taken to hospital and several others suffered suffocation from the gas.
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