Israel enforces curfew in West Bank village

JERUSALEM  - Israel enforced a curfew in the West Bank village of Nilin on Sunday after dozens of people were wounded in weeks of protests against a proposed extension of its controversial separation barrier.

“Since this morning there has been a curfew in Nilin due to the significant rise in violence near the Palestinian village,” an Israeli military spokesman said on Sunday. “For over two months violent riots have taken place in Nilin.”

The spokesman added that there was no time limit on the curfew and that it would remain in effect until the violence stopped.

Dozens of demonstrators have been wounded during protests in recent weeks, and on Sunday alone 13 Palestinians were treated for rubber bullet wounds and dozens more for tear-gas inhalation, according to local medics.