Palestinians to Counter Zionist Settlers’ Plans in West Bank: Fatah
Referring to recent clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces in a village near Nablus, Mahmoud al-Aloul Abu Jihad, the deputy head of Fatah, said, “We will confront the occupiers and settlers powerfully.”
He added that there exists no option but resistance against occupation, Anadolu Agency reported.
Hundreds of Palestinians were injured in the village of Burqa, near Nablus, as Israeli forces clashed with protesters on Saturday night.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement that 247 Palestinian protestors were injured by Israeli soldiers in the village of Burqa, northwest of Nablus.
Among the injured, 10 were shot by live ammunition.
And 48 were shot by rubber-coated metal gunshots, with one in critical condition after he was shot in the abdomen, said the statement.
In the village of Bazaria, close to Burqa, 54 Palestinians were injured during clashes with Israeli soldiers, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society added in the statement.
Palestinian eyewitnesses said that fierce clashes broke out in Burqa between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli soldiers who arrived to protect Israeli settlers at an old settlement that was evacuated in 2005.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said that it holds Tel Aviv “fully and directly responsible for the comprehensive Israeli aggression on the Palestinian people.”
The ministry said in a statement that Israeli soldiers and the settlers “continue escalating their aggression against our people who are celebrating Christmas and the New Year.”
