Nablus, 11 February 2022. Palestinian protesters hurl stones towards Israeli security forces during clashes following a demonstration against settlements in the village of Beita, near the West Bank city of Nablus.

Includes soundbite (in Arabic) from the father of the late Mohammed Hamayel.

At least 22 Palestinians were injured, according to local sources.

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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Nablus, 11 February 2022. Palestinian protesters hurl stones towards Israeli security forces during clashes following a demonstration against settlements in the village of Beita, near the West Bank city of Nablus.

0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) The father of the martyr Mohammed Hamayel.

STORYLINE:

At least 22 Palestinians were injured today by the Israeli army while many others suffocated from teargas during the weekly clashes in the villages of Beita, Beit Dajan and Kafr Qaddum in the north of the West Bank, according to local sources.

In Beita, Israeli soldiers fired live bullets, rubber-coated rounds, stun grenades and teargas at the anti-colonization protesters, injuring one protester by live bullets and another three by rubber-coated rounds.

Israeli soldiers also attacked four journalists while covering the clashes in Beita, and one of them was hospitalized with injuries from beating.

For nearly nine months, Palestinians from Beita and neighboring villages have been holding almost daily protests against Israel’s construction of an illegal settlement outpost, Evaytar, on Jabal Sabih mount which is adjacent to the village.

Several Palestinian protesters have been killed and dozens wounded by Israeli forces during recurrent clashes over the reported period.

In July, Israeli settlers evacuated the illegal outpost under an agreement with the Israeli government that will allow for the outpost to remain intact and under permanent supervision of the Israeli army, despite its unauthorized construction.

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