NABLUS, March 9, 2014 (WAFA) – Israeli settlers attacked on Sunday a group of Palestinian farmers near the village of Burin to the south of Nablus, according to Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in the northern West Bank.

 He said Israeli settlers, under army protection, assaulted the farmers while they were working to open a road in the village and forced the bulldozer to stop working on the site, leading to confrontations with the villagers. no injuries or arrests were reported.

Army forces also set up a flying checkpoint at the entrance to Burin during the early morning hours, searching cars and checking identity cards.

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