NABLUS, July 6, 2018 (WAFA) – Extremist Israeli settlers Friday attacked the village of Urif, to the south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, set fire to agricultural land, and uprooted olive saplings and trees, according to local sources.
WAFA correspondent said dozens of settlers, protected by a military escort, attacked the eastern part of the village, setting fire to tens of dunums of land planted with olive and almond trees and uprooting dozens of trees belonging to local residents.
Forces reportedly raided a number of homes in the village amid the heavy firing of live ammunition.
Clashes erupted between Israeli forces and local villagers in the aftermath of the attack. The Israeli soldiers fired live bullets and rubber-coated rounds to disperse the villagers, shooting and injuring a youth with a rubber bullet in the head, whichnecessitated his transfer to hospital for medical treatment. His medical status remains unknown until the moment.
Dozens of suffocation cases were also reported. They were all treated at the scene.
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