AhlulBayt News Agency - At least five Palestinian youths were injured while two other were arrested Tuesday evening as clashes erupted in Qabatia town south of Jenin.
Local sources told Palestine Information News reporter that the clashes were mainly reported in Habssa and Kahlisheh areas in the town. Dozens of people suffered effects of teargas inhalation while five youths were hit with rubber bullet during the clashes.
Two young men were also arrested during the confrontations, while Israeli forces continued to close all entrances to the town.
At least seven injuries of rubber bullets and one live shot injury were reported since Israeli forces imposed a tight siege on Qabatia town over the past 48 hours, medical sources affirmed.
Dozens of teargas inhalation cases were also reported during the clashes.
Israeli forces have intensified since the early morning hours their military restrictions at the entrances to the town and deployed in large numbers throughout its neighborhoods.
On February 1, Israeli forces have imposed a tight siege on Qabatia town, completely restricting people’s movement. The siege lasted for five days as a collective punitive measure on the wake of the killing of three local youths by Israeli fire for allegedly carrying out an attack on Israeli settlers.
Israeli forces have then re-imposed its siege on the town after the killing of another local on Sunday for allegedly trying to stab an Israeli soldier at a military checkpoint south of Nablus.
The Israeli cabinet has approved a series of measures against Palestinians who alegedly commit operations against it, including the demolition of their homes.
Amnesty International has earlier called on Israeli to halt its collective punishment policy against Palestinian in the occupied territories which it said constitutes a violation of international law and the principle of justice enshrined in Israeli law and all the economic, social and cultural rights conventions to which Israel is a party.
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