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All crossings between Israel and the West Bank have been closed until midnight

Israeli security forces have fired stun grenades and tear gas to disperse stone-throwing Palestinian protesters in the West Bank.

Activists have called for a “Global March to Jerusalem” on Land Day, which marks the 1976 killing of six Arabs protesting against land appropriation.

The Israeli army is also concerned Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan and Syria may try to cross into Israel.

Several protesters were killed in clashes with Israeli troops last year.

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled or were displaced from their homes during the Arab-Israeli wars in 1948 and 1967.

‘Determined to break through’

The organisers of Friday’s protests at about a dozen locations in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza had said they would be non-violent.

However, there were clashes at checkpoints in the West Bank to the north and south of Jerusalem. Stones were thrown at security forces, who responded by firing stun grenades and tear gas. Read more