GAZA, 10 July 2021, (TON): Israeli forces opened fire on hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators who rallied against an illegal outpost in the occupied West Bank, with more than 370 people wounded including 31 hit by live ammunition.

Drones dropped tear gas canisters and smoke filled the air at the scene of the protest in the West Bank town of Beita, near Nablus, where Palestinians protested illegal land confiscation.

Local media reports said “demonstrators burned tyres and threw rocks at Israeli forces.

Witnesses said “Israeli troops fired live rounds and rubber-coated steel bullets at the demonstrators after Friday prayers in Beita.”

The Palestine Red Crescent reported 379 protesters were wounded, 31 by live ammunition. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.

Similar confrontations were also witnessed in the town of Kafr Qaddum and in Beit Dajan, where dozens of Palestinians were treated for the effects of tear gas.

The Israeli army also suppressed a protest against the settlements in the Masafer Yatta area in Hebron.