TUBAS, Palestine

Six Palestinians were injured and three others arrested in an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, according to local residents.

Clashes erupted when Israeli forces raided Tubas city in the northern West Bank to detain three Palestinians, the residents said.

Israeli forces used tear gas canisters, rubber-coated bullets and live ammunition to disperse angry Palestinians.

One of the injuries was in critical condition, medical sources at the government-run Turkish Hospital in Tubas city.

The Israeli army frequently carries out wide-ranging arrest campaigns across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians.

Writing by Ahmed Asmar in Ankara