Israeli troops fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse Palestinian activists who pitched a camp in the West Bank to protest against Israeli restrictions on building in the territory.

The soldiers were trying to dismantle tents and shacks built on Palestinian-owned farmland near the village of Burin.

About a dozen young men and boys, apparently Jewish settlers living nearby, also hurled rocks at the activists. No injuries were immediately reported.

It is the fourth protest encampment that Palestinians have built in recent weeks to draw attention to Israel's control of territory that they seek for their future state.

An Israeli military spokeswoman could not immediately confirm the clashes.

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