West Bank, (Pal Telegraph)-More than 700 Jewish settlers led by Israeli Interior Minister, Eli Yishai, on early Thursday stormed Nabi Yousuf's tomb in the east of Nablus under Israeli soldiers' protection.
According to local sources, Israeli occupation forces invaded the area and started firing gas and sound bombs at Palestinians who were throwing stones at settlers during their entry to the tomb.
Sources added that two Palestinian were arrested by Israeli soldiers after raiding and searching their homes at the pretext of throwing stones at those settlers.
Minister Yishai said during his visit to the tomb that it must be fully seized by Israeli authorities in order to enable settlers to perform their rituals there without a prior permit.
Palestinian residents used to be provoked by the scene of settlers storming one of their holy sites in Palestine.
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