Israel: clashes between army and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank

Israeli soldiers stand between Palestinians and settlers in the village of Burqah on December 17, 2021. AFP - JAAFAR ASHTIYEH

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Clashes erupted overnight following the arrest of four Palestinians by Israeli forces.

They are accused of carrying out an attack, which claimed the life of a settler, last Thursday.

Israeli troops made an incursion into their village, in order to map their homes, before destroying them, as is the case after every attack considered "terrorist" by the Jewish state.

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With our correspondent in Jerusalem,

With heavy gunfire from both sides, the IDF and Palestinians clashed in Silat al-Harithiya, a town near the city of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank.

Earlier, Israeli troops had deployed massively, armored vehicles and snipers stationed on the rooftops, in the village where those allegedly responsible for an attack on Israeli settlers come from last Thursday.

After 48 hours of manhunt, the Israeli army manages to identify and apprehend them.

In the process, Israeli troops launched operations to map the homes of the alleged attackers with the aim of demolishing these homes.

►Also read: An Israeli settler killed in a gun attack in the occupied West Bank

These "

" of the homes of the perpetrators and their families, "

", regularly explain the Israeli authorities.

Last night, this mapping operation sparked riots.

Dozens of young Palestinians attacked the Israeli military, in order to prevent them from carrying out their mission.

The army claims to have retaliated and suffered no loss.

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