At least 50 Druze protesters and 12 Israeli police officers were injured during altercations in the occupied Golan Heights, Syrian state news agency Sana said on Wednesday.
Police said one officer had “felt he had to shoot” at a civilian, believing the person to be an “immediate danger to his life”.
Golan residents were protesting against the installation of a wind farm in their village.
“This land is ours and is entrusted to us. It is more precious than our souls and we will not squander it, no matter how the terrorism by the occupying forces escalates,” protesters told Sana.
Israeli security forces called in reinforcements to an agricultural area in Al Hafir.
Protesters “threw stones and Molotov cocktails” at officers, the police said.
“I view the events occurring now in the Golan Heights with great severity and concern,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
“I give full backing to the Israeli police and the security forces in their efforts to maintain law and order,” Mr Netanyahu said in a video statement.
“We will not accept any provocations to the police or the security forces in these places or anywhere else.
“We are a nation of laws.”
Also on Wednesday, Mr Netanyahu met members of the Druze community, including spiritual leader Sheikh Moafaq Tarif and Israeli Security Agency director Ronen Bar.
Israel first occupied the Golan Heights in 1967. It annexed the territory, which covers 1,200 square kilometres, in 1981 in a move not recognised by most of the international community.
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Milestones on the road to union
1970
October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar.
December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.
1971
March 1: Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.
July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.
July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.
August 6: The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.
August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.
September 3: Qatar becomes independent.
November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.
November 29: At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.
November 30: Despite a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa.
November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties
December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.
December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.
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