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The imposition of a full lockdown over the weekend has set off a wave of demonstrations across the West Bank since Thursday, including clashes between Palestinian security forces and protesters, a somewhat unusual occurrence. On Friday, at a demonstration in Hebron, city residents fired guns into the air and security personnel used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators, which included members of the al-Jabari family, one of the city s most powerful and largest. Additional clashes also broke out during demonstrations in the Beit Omer area near Hebron, and in the Balata refugee camp in Nablus. Credit: Jack Khoury A senior security official told Haaretz that some of the families in the West Bank are trying to take advantage of the coronavirus crisis to mount a challenge to security forces, but that security forces would not allow this to pass. ....