NABLUS, Dozens of Palestinians suffocated tonight during clashes that broke out with Israeli forces in the village of Burqa to the northwest of Nablus, according to a local official.

Ghassan Daghlas, an official in charge of the settlement file in the northern West Bank, said clashes broke out between the village residents and Israeli forces, during which the latter fired a barrage of tear gas canisters toward residents.

Dozens of the village residents suffocated due to tear gas inhalation.

Source: Palestine News & Info Agency