Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) invaded Wednesday evening, May 3, 2023, the town of Abu Dis and attacked Palestinian citizens there.

Local sources reported that violent confrontations broke out between the Israeli occupation forces and Palestinian youths in the town of Abu Dis, east of occupied Jerusalem.

Confrontations broke out with the occupation forces in Mafraq Al-Jabal area in the town, during which Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters at Palestinian citizens.

For several months, the Israeli occupation forces have been carrying out military raids in the occupied Jerusalem and West Bank cities, concentrated in Nablus and Jenin.

Tensions have escalated between Palestinian citizens and Israeli occupation forces amid intensified Israeli deadly military raids in occupied Palestinian territories.