Israeli forces have shot and wounded a number of Palestinian protesters in weekly anti-settlement protests across the occupied West Bank.

Palestinian Red Crescent announced that two protesters were wounded by rubber bullets and nearly 30 others had breathing difficulties due to the tear gas fired by Israeli troops targeting the Friday protesters.
 
Anti-settlement protests in Kafr Qaddum in east of Qalqilya City were also targeted by Israeli forces injuring eight Palestinians by rubber bullets as a number of others suffered breathing difficulties due to inhaling the tear gas and toxic fumes.
 
In another crackdown of Israeli troops on Palestinian protest against settlement expansion in Umm al-Shaqhan Village, a number of Palestinian protesters and foreign activists and also eight journalists were detained.
 
230 settlements illegally built in the occupied lands are housing over 600,000 Israelis. This is while several resolutions by the United Nations Security Council has condemned Israel’s settlement activities in the occupied territories.