1.   During sporadic violence through the day, dozens of protesters threw rocks and debris at the helmeted troops with shields holding them at bay.

2.   Every day for the past four days, Obeido has been hurling rocks at helmeted Israeli troops.

3.   Francisco Alberto Diaz Hernandez, a town councilman, said villagers now returning to the town plaza felt safe with helmeted troops around.

4.   Helmeted troops manned sandbag bunkers outside parliament and a popular tourist hotel.

5.   The injuries came during sporadic clashes through the day as dozens of protesters threw rocks and debris at the helmeted troops with shields holding them at bay.