RNA - Clashes broke out between Palestinian youths and the occupation forces at dawn in the Eastern part of Nablus after settlers stormed the holy site and performed Talmudic rituals there, Middle East Monitor reported.
A Quds Press correspondent said occupation forces raided the area and closed its perimeter, preventing the movement of citizens to protect the settlers who stormed Joseph’s Tomb.
He reported that Israeli buses carried hundreds of settlers to the area, amid heavy protection by military personnel and vehicles.
Israeli occupation forces used live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas to disperse Palestinian demonstrators who had come out in opposition.
The Hebrew site 0404 reported that 1,500 settlers raided the religious site.
Joseph’s Tomb was a flashpoint in Nablus with scores of Palestinians killed and wounded during clashes in the area in 1995.
In 1996 nine Israeli soldiers were killed and after another was targeted in 2000 the army left the area.
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