Fiery scuffles erupted between Palestinian protesters and the Israeli army in Ramallah, as people demonstrated against the death of Nasser Abu Hamed, a prisoner who died due to medical negligence in Israeli prison.
Protesters set tires on fire and threw rocks and the Israeli forces responded with rubber bullets. Several injuries were reported.
Israeli forces have recently been conducting overnight raids and killings in the northern occupied West Bank, mainly in the cities of Jenin and Nablus, where new groups of Palestinian resistance fighters have been formed.
According to the United Nations, the number of Palestinians killed by Israel in the occupied West Bank this year is the highest in 16 years.
Local and international rights groups have condemned Israel’s excessive use of force and “shoot-to-kill policy” against Palestinians.
Incidents of sabotage and violence by settlers against Palestinians and their property have also become a daily occurrence throughout the occupied territories, particularly in the West Bank.
However, Israeli authorities rarely prosecute settlers and the vast majority of the files are closed due to deliberate police failure to investigate them properly.