Four Palestinians were killed on August 16 in clashes with Israeli security forces at Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Since the UN-mediated ceasefire came into effect, there have been numerous clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians in the northern occupied West Bank, fuelled by a dispute over a wildcat Israeli settlement. Israeli security forces who quelled the protests have killed several Palestinians and left hundreds more injured. Almost half a million people live in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, alongside 2.8 million Palestinians. “Heavy gunfire was opened at a short range by a large number” of people, said a spokesman for the Israel Border Police.

Source: The Hindu August 16, 2021 17:03 UTC