Itongadol.- Some 1,200 demonstrators took to the streets of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, to protest against the IDF\’s operation in Gaza.
Violence erupted when the protestors began marching towards an IDF checkpoint and throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at Israeli troops, which endangered workers in the city\’s industrial zone, according to an IDF spokeswoman.
The IDF responded with gunfire, killing a Palestinian protestor who was leading the rally, and wounding several others.
The army said it had launched an investigation into the incident.
Meanwhile, in Ramallah, Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces during a protest against the IDF\’s Operation Protective Edge, outside Israel\’s Ofer military prison.
Rioters in the West Bank city hurled rocks and torched tires, as Israeli troops fired tear gas and used crowd dispersal means. The IDF was also looking into the incident.