Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian locals as the soldiers reportedly attempted to claim land near Tarqumiya, West Bank.

Local activist Suleiman Jaafreh claimed that Israeli forces were attempting to occupy the land.

Israel claimed the land was state land and wished to take over in order to expand a settlement.

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Hebron- 11 June 2022. Palestinian men scuffle with Israeli forces during a protest against Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank city of Hebron.

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Palestinians today protesting Israeli attempt to take over 600 dunums of their land in the southern West Bank town of Tarqumiya were attacked by soldiers, according to a local activist.

Suleiman Jaafreh, an activist in the defense of land committee, told WAFA that settlers came to the land in an attempt to take it over as landowners and residents were working on reclaiming the land to protect it from the settlers.

He said the residents and settlers got into a scuffle when soldiers intervened to protect the settlers and attacked the residents.

Israel claimed the 600 dunums were state land, which it wanted to take over in order to expand illegal settlements nearby after handing 10 landowners notices to leave their land planted with olive trees.

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