These protests are at the moment quiet, but in Umm al Fahm, the mayor had to speak to rioting youths at the entrance to the city. Police used teargas and stun grenades to control the crowds. Also in the north at the Der Al-assad junction, police dispersed a demonstration using water hoses.

Police also arrested 12 youths suspected of throwing stoning near the village of Kfar Kana. Some of the youths were masked.

And east Jerusaalem arabs threw stones and molotov cocktails at Border Police officers at the Shufat Refugee camp. Four suspects were arrested. Three residents of east Jerusaelm were arrested for hurling rocks at police.

In the West Bank, a Palestinain was shot dead by IDF troops and two others wounded during a violent protest in the village of Naalin , near Ramallah. Residents said protestors hurled rocks at the Israeli soldiers. An IDF spokesman said troops stationed near the village were attacked with an hail of rocks and only used live ammunition after other crowd control methods failed to halt the barrage. The spokesman said the incident was being investigated by military authorities.

Near Bidu, near the security fence, dozens of Palestinains threw stones at border police. An officer and a Palestinain were lightly wounded in the disturbances.

In Hebron, Palestinian security forces loyal to President Abbas fired in the air to break up a crowd of hundreds of Hamas supporters, who were preparing to march to a nearby checkpoint .Others threw stones at an Israeli citizen near hebron. The Israeli was evacuated to hospital.

In the last two days , some 18 police officers have been injured trying to control the demonstrations.

By REKA Israel