IN PICTURES: Arrests during olive tree planting for Rachel Corrie anniversary

Palestinians raise their flag on the West Bank village of Qariyut. The illegal Israeli settlement of Shilo can been seen on the other side (MEE/Ahmad Al-Bazz)

Palestinian activists plant olive trees and hang Rachel Corrie's photo in Qariyut to mark the 12 year anniversary of her death (MEE/Ahmad Al-Bazz)

Israeli soldiers arrive at the event, attacking and arresting some of the participants (MEE/Ahmad Al-Bazz)

An unconscious Palestinian is taken to a hospital. Israeli soldiers tried to arrest him, but women in the village intercede and manage to get him released to get treatment (MEE/Ahmad Al-Bazz)

Israeli forces arrest a university student participating in the tree planting (MEE/Ahmad Al-Bazz)

Residents of Qariyut regularly organise protests against the closure of the main road in their village (MEE/Ahmad Al-Bazz)

A Palestinian paramedic tries to convince Israeli soldiers to release an unconscious Palestinian (MEE/Ahmad Al-Bazz)

Israeli soldiers arrest an unconscious Palestinian in the village of Qariyut (MEE/Ahmad Al-Bazz)

A Palestinian throws stones at Israeli military jeeps nearby the illegal settlement of Shilo. The soldiers responded with tear gas and live bullets (MEE/Ahmad Al-Bazz)

A photo of Tristan Anderson, American activist, is seen on an olive tree. Israeli forces shot Anderson in the head with a high velocity tear gas canister in the village of Ni'lin village in 2009. He is permanently disabled and has suffered brain damage (MEE/Ahmad Al-Bazz)