By NNN-KUNA
Ramallah : Israeli troops on Friday imposed a curfew on the town of Azzoun near Qalqilia City north of the West Bank, before making an incursion to the town and launch a search operation, according to reports.
To that, al-Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fatah Movement, announced that an Israeli settler was injured by a gun shot. Israeli sources did not confirm the news.
Furthermore, clashes took place between Palestinians and Israeli troops at the city of TulKarm, as a number of people were injured by a rubber bullets and tear gas in the demonstration that took place in the town of Bilain near Ramallah.
The demonstrators, who organize the marsh every Friday, were protesting against the building of the isolation wall.
Since June 2002, Israel has been building the wall inside the West Bank citing security reasons.
However, because of its location and the impact of its structure on residents of the West Bank, the wall was seen by Palestinians as a violation of international law and human rights.
Meanwhile, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks in Ramallah Friday with US Assistant Secretary of State for Middle East Affairs David Welch on ways of reaching comprehensive calm with Israel.
Abbas and Welch talked about how to reach calm and exchange of prisoners in the West Bank and Gaza, Saeb Erekat, chief Palestinian negotiator, told reporters after the meeting.
Erekat said the Israeli should stop the systematic attacks against the Palestinian people.
Abbas told Welch the Palestinian Authority was ready to take responsibility over crossings in Gaza.
Erekat said the meeting dealt with negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis.
Welch informed Abbas that the American administration refused the collective punishment policy and the attack against civilians, said Erekat.
He said US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice would visit the Palestinian territories, but declined to say when.