Israeli police at night Wednesday violently suppressed Palestinians protesting in Nazareth, the largest Arab city in Israel, against the Israeli authorities’ demolition of an under-construction building consisting of three apartments in the eastern part of the city.

According to Palestinian news agency WAFA, Israeli police used force without any prior notice force to disperse protesters, firing rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas canisters, and stun grenades.

Local sources said the residents of Nazareth staged a peaceful demonstration to protest against the Israeli government's policies against them and to denounce the first of its kind demolition in the city of Nazareth, holding the Israeli authorities responsible for what happened.

The Nazareth municipality announced a general strike and the closure of its offices tomorrow in protest against the Israeli violations.