Jerusalem – Ma'an – Dozens of Palestinians including journalists were injured as fierce clashes broke out on Monday in Shu'fat refugee camp after Israeli civil and paramilitary police stormed the camp and detained dozens.

Confrontations erupted near the military checkpoint at the main entrance to the camp after young Palestinians pelted Israeli soldiers with stones and empty bottles. Soldiers responded by firing tear gas, rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades.

As a result, several correspondents and photojournalists were hurt. Amongst them were Samir Abu Gharbiyya, a cameraman working for the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera International, Amir Abed Rabbo, cameraman of Panet news, and Diala Juweihan, working for Quds Press.

Ma'an's Jerusalem correspondent, who was also on the scene, said three Israeli officers sustained injuries.

Hours earlier, a large deployment of Israeli forces raided the neighborhoods of As-Salam, Ras Khamis, and Ras Shahada in the camp, north of occupied East Jerusalem, and detained over 60 Palestinians affiliated to Salafi movements and Fatah, Ma'an's correspondent reported.

The raid, which was ongoing, included house-to-house searches to locate weapons, the correspondent said.

Among those detained were Fawzi Muheisin, Amir Ad-Dibs, Mu’taz Ad-Dibs, Hamza Ad-Dibs, Udayy Abu As-Sa’d, Ibrahim Ad-Dib’i, Hasan Abu At-Tein, Ali Issa, and more than 20 construction workers from the West Bank who resided in the camp. Amir Ad-Dibs is the son of a Fatah member and, according to locals, his mother was pushed to the ground during his detention.

The exact number of those detained during the operation is uncertain, with onlookers estimating over 60.

Israeli police sources said 11 of the detainees were "wanted" and confirmed that the operation was ongoing.

On Saturday, confrontations erupted between young Palestinians and Israeli soldiers manning the military checkpoint at the refugee camp's entrance as Palestinian youths protested against the inspection policy, which they consider humiliating. A number of complaints have been lodged against Israeli soldiers manning the Shu'fat checkpoint in recent weeks.

Shu'fat Refugee Camp is home to more than 25,000 Palestinian refugees, most of whom were displaced from their homes across Jerusalem. The camp is isolated from Jerusalem by the separation wall, and two military checkpoints were erected at the western entrance of the camp to monitor Palestinian movement. Residents have to pass through these checkpoints on a daily basis to go about their lives.

Earlier on Monday, the Anata refugee camp was also stormed, with a number of detentions reported.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces stormed the villages of Hajja and Azzun east of Qalqiliya, and detained six teenagers.

Locals told Ma'an that Israeli forces raided Hajja at daybreak and detained Munjid Atif Hassan, 17, and Muhammad Arif Thiab, 17, after ransacking their homes. In Azzun, locals identified those detained as Amjad Jamal Shilo, 19, Ja'far Abdul-Karim, 16, Adham Shahir Salim, 17, and Mustafa Bilal Hussein, 17.

Additionally, soldiers detained 10 Palestinians in Qalqiliya, Ramallah, Bethlehem, and Hebron at daybreak. The army said a homemade rifle was confiscated during the search of a home in Beit Ummar, north of Hebron.