The Palestinian Red Crescent says at least 63 Palestinians were injured in clashes with IDF troops that took place across the West Bank in solidarity with the “March of Return” demonstrations being held en masse along the Gaza border.
At least 27 of those injured were from demonstrations held in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, a Red Crescent spokesman says.
However, an IDF spokesman refers to the scattered protests across the Green Line, which have attracted some 900 demonstrators, as small scale.
Palestinian media are reporting Israeli troops firing tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators near Nablus and Ramallah.
The protests were a small fraction of much larger demonstrations on the Gaza border, where some 20,000 Palestinians massed near the security fence in what was a termed the “March of Return.”
Palestinian protesters throw rocks next to a burning stack amidst clashes with Israeli troops during a demonstration commemorating Land Day in the West Bank city of Hebron on March 30, 2018. (AFP/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)
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