British News Agency

The IDF announced today that Israeli civilians entered the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus.

According to the IDF, Palestinians in the area threw stones at the Israeli civilians, while one Israeli civilian fired several shots into the air. The statement added that no injuries were reported.

The statement also noted that reports had been received alleging that some Israeli civilians had damaged a cemetery in the area.

The Israeli military said that forces already deployed in the area intervened to disperse the crowd and remove the Israeli civilians from the site. It added that all Israeli civilians had been evacuated from the Nablus area.

The IDF further stated that Israeli soldiers operating in the area were later also targeted with stone-throwing. The troops responded in accordance with the suspect apprehension protocol and opened fire at what it described as the main instigator of the incident.

The Israeli military said that troops had been deployed at various locations in the area to prevent further clashes, stressing that entry by Israelis into Area A of the West Bank is prohibited, dangerous, and constitutes a violation of the law.