Hawzah News Agency (Occupied Territories of Palestine) - On Friday, weekly demonstrations were held in the villages of Bil’in and Ni’lin near the central city of Ramallah, and in the village of Kafr Qaddum near the northern city of Nablus.

Some local officials also attended the Bil’in rally, which started after Friday prayers with protesters waving Palestinian flags and shouting anti-Israeli slogans.

Israeli forces clashed with the demonstrators and temporarily detained several children. A young Palestinian man was hospitalized after being wounded in the clashes.

In Ni’lin, dozens of the protesters suffered tear gas inhalation.

Palestinian protesters set fire to rubber tires and throw stones to block an advancing Israeli bulldozer in Kafr Qaddum on February 17, 2017.

Israeli regime forces also raided Kafr Qaddum with military vehicles and bulldozers to break up the demonstration. Heavy clashes were reported in the village, with young protesters throwing stones at Israeli vehicles and setting fire to rubber tires. No injuries or arrest have been reported yet.

Israel began building the barrier of walls and fences inside the occupied West Bank in 2002. Tel Aviv said it wanted to prevent Palestinians from infiltrating into the Israeli settlements, but Palestinians consider the move as yet another violation of their rights.