NABLUS, May 22, 2017 (WAFA) – At least two Palestinians were injured by rubber-coated steel bullets and three others suffocated by teargas during clashes that erupted in Nablus early Monday after hundreds of Israeli settlers came to perform rituals at Joseph’s Tomb.

Palestinian security sources told WAFA that hundreds of Israeli settlers escorted by Israeli forces arrived at Joseph’s Tomb near Balata refugee camp prompting clashes between Israeli soldiers and local Palestinian youth.

Palestinian medical sources told WAFA that two Palestinians were shot and injured by rubber-coated steel rounds, while three others suffocated from teargas inhalation.

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