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by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Palestinian sources have reported that several Palestinians have been injured by Israeli army fire, on Monday night after midnight, while others have been kidnapped, after Israeli soldiers invaded Abu Dis town, east of occupied Jerusalem, and demolished an under construction building.

The sources said that the soldiers kidnapped several Palestinian youths, including a number of students of the Al-Quds University, while dozens have been treated for the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to several residents who were shot by rubber-coated metal bullets.

Hani Halabiyya, spokesperson of the Popular Resistance Committee, told the Maan News Agency that several Israeli military jeeps and armored bulldozers invaded Abu Dis and started demolishing an under construction building that belong to residents Ashraf Abu Sneina and Mo’taz Bader.

The destruction of the property led to clashes with dozens of local youths near the demolished building located close to the campus of the Al-Quds University. The clashes lasted until early morning hours.

Halabiyya said that the demolished structure is a two-story building, one residential and one commercial, and that the owners received a warning last June, in which Israel alleged the construction was not licensed.

He added that the army also demolished a wall surrounding the home of resident Ammar Salama, in the same area.

Maan said that two of the kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Amro Erekat and Ismael Halabiyya. The kidnapped residents are from Abu Dis and Al-Ezariyya.

It added that, driving a Palestinian car, undercover soldiers of the Israeli army infiltrated the area where clashes took place with the army, and kidnapped the Palestinians after violently beating them.

Soldiers fired several gas bombs, rubber-coated metal bullets, and concussion grenades, targeting the protesters, homes and the University campus causing fires in several trees.

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JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Clashes broke out overnight Monday and continued into Tuesday morning after Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian home in the Jerusalem town of Abu Dis, locals said.

Israeli bulldozers accompanied by over 30 military vehicles surrounded the home, located near Al-Quds University, before demolishing the two-story property on the pretext that it was unlicensed.

The home belonged to the Abu Snainah and Bader families.

Israeli forces issued a demolition order for the property in June, locals said.

Palestinian youths clashed with Israeli forces following the demolition, with soldiers firing tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets.

The clashes continued into Tuesday morning, with Israeli forces closing the main roads leading to the demolished property and declaring it a closed military zone.

The administration of Al-Quds University suspended classes on Tuesday after Israeli forces closed off the area. Another two schools in Abu Dis were also forced to suspend classes due to the presence of Israeli military forces.

Israeli forces detained at least four people during the clashes, locals said. Amro Erekat and Ismael Halbiya were detained and assaulted by Israeli undercover officers, witnesses said.

Israel has destroyed more than 500 Palestinian properties in the West Bank and mostly East Jerusalem since the beginning of this year, displacing 862 people, according to OCHA.

The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.