An-Najah News -  According to local sources number of Palestinians dawn suffered from suffocation during an Israeli military raid into Sebastia town.

 Israeli forces barged their way into the town early morning, sparking confrontations during which they targeted protestors with barrages of tear gas canisters.

A number to suffocate after Israeli forces ransacked a house, wreaking havoc inside it and turning it upside downsaid Sebastia Mayor, Mohammad Azem.

Israeli forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost on a daily basis across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for "wanted" Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.

Located 11 kilometers to the northwest of Nablus, Sebastia is a town embraces a Roman amphitheater, temples, a Byzantine and a crusader churches, dedicated to Saint John the Forerunner, who baptized Jesus Christ in the Jordan River, besides to a mosque built in honor of the saint. Christians and Muslims believe the town to be the burial place of the saint.