Dozens of Palestinians hurt in confrontations with Israeli forces

Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in Beita in occupied West Bank to protest against illegal Israeli outpost nearby.

More than 140 Palestinians have been injured in clashes with Israeli troops in the flashpoint village of Beita in the occupied West Bank, medics have said, during protests against an illegal Israeli settlement outpost. The Israeli army said two soldiers were also “lightly injured” in the violence on Friday. Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in Beita, located in the north of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, to protest the nearby illegal outpost of Eviatar, an AFP correspondent said.