Tehran, November 21, The Iran Project- The areas in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip have been the scenes of bloody clashes on Friday between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces in which Israeli troops injured at least 156 people. A Palestinian right group also said Tel Aviv holds 400 Palestinian children in jail.


According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 69 Palestinians only in West Bank have been shot by live bullets while others have been injured in Ramallah, Bethlehem, Gaza and Qalqiliya. A further 210 also were injured by tear gas inhalation.

The clashes in the occupied areas were broken out after Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinian protesters on Friday. Witnesses also said that Israeli soldiers used three Palestinian cars as cover from the Palestinians' rocks while passengers were locked in their vehicles for several hours.

Meanwhile, a Palestinian right group said Israel holds over 400 children between 11 and 17 in jails. The Palestinian Prisoners Society released a statement on Friday, saying that several of the children are being held while were hit by Israeli live fire. It also added that some 11 of detainees are held without any charge or trial.

On Thursday evening, Israeli forces raided Palestinian houses in al-Khalil, demolishing the houses and searching the properties.

Two alleged attacks left at least four Israelis dead and dozens of others injured on Thursday. According to Israeli media two Israelis and a Palestinian bystander have been shot dead and 10 other Israelis were wounded in a shooting attack in Gush Etzion illegal settlement, in the West Bank. The attack has come hours after another alleged stabbing attack by Palestinians which left two Israelis killed in Tel Aviv.

Israeli forces reportedly have increased security measure in the settlement following the Thursday's attacks. They restricted the free movement of Palestinian, deployed extra military forces and constructed fence along the roads.

A senior Palestinian student who has been injured by Israeli fire earlier in the last week succumbed to his wounds on Thursday. Palestinian medical authorities said he was shot in head during clashes in last week in Ramallah, and died on Thursday evening from his wounds. During his funeral processions, on Friday, thousands of Palestinians took the street of East al-Quds, raised Palestinian flags and chanted anti-Israeli slogans.

Elsewhere in al-Khali, Israeli soldiers detained at least 16 Palestinians in the raid overnight Thursday and early Friday. According to the locals, the Palestinians were arrested after searching homes in the city. Israeli military spokesperson alleged that some of the detainees were "Hamas operatives".

Israeli forces also have banned the activities of a radio station in the city on Saturday morning. During a raid by Israelis to the al-Khalil radio, the broadcasting equipment was confiscated and office was damages. The Israeli regime alleged that the media encouraged terror and acts of violence against Israel. This is the second Palestinian media closed by Israeli warrant ordering in last month.

Israeli authorities blocked several main roads in the city of Nablus on Friday. Palestinian security sources said that the maid roads have been closed for alleged security purposes until further notice. The frequent closures of the roads and massive arrests have been part of the Israeli measures in the city of Nablus since last month.

A village near Ramallah has been the scene of Israeli settlers' violence against Palestinian residents. According to the Palestinian resources, numbers of Israeli forces on Thursday threw rocks and stones at Palestinian homes in the village, spraying racist graffiti on the wall. During the assaults, several houses' windows were broken and "death to Arabs" was also written on the walls. The Israeli settlers have routinely carried out attacks against the Palestinian residents in October have at least left one Palestinian dead and dozens of others injured.