Israeli security forces clashed with Palestinian demonstrators in several incidents in the West Bank on Thursday. Near Hebron, six Palestinians were wounded by rubber bullets fired by Israeli troops to disperse demonstrations against the construction of an industrial zone there. Three Israeli border police were also wounded. In a separate incident, Palestinians stoned Israeli workers laying foundations for mobile homes near a Jewish settlement.
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