Several people, including a young boy, were shot and injured tonight in confrontations with Israeli military forces at different locations in the West Bank.In central Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank, violent confrontations broke out in the Bab al-Zawyeh area after Israeli forces attacked a rally protesting the Israeli aggression on Gaza. Six people were shot and injured with live fire in their lower extremities and an 11-year-old boy was critically injured by a live bullet in the belly.Also in Hebron, two youths were hit with live bullets during violent confrontations that erupted in al-Fawwar refugee camp, the town of ad-Dhahiriya, and at the intersection of Kharsa village to the south, during which forces attacked residents with live and .rubber-coated steel bulletsA youth was hit with a live bullet in the foot and taken to hospital, while the other was struck with rubber rounds and provided with medical aid at the scene.In Jericho, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said its crew de
alt with a live bullet injury during the confrontations that broke out in the town of al-Oja to the north. The injured was transferred to the hospital for treatment.Two Palestinians were also shot and injured with live fire during similar confrontations that erupted at the military checkpoint, DCO, erected at the entrance of the al-Bireh northern entrance, said PRCS in a brief statement.In Nablus, two youths were injured with live bullets, and dozens of others suffocated by tear gas during confrontations that broke out south and east of Nablus, said PRCS in Nablus.A seventeen-year-old teen was hit in the waist by a live bullet and dozens of others suffocated during confrontations that erupted at Huwara military checkpoint to the south. The second youth was shot and injured by live ammunition and several others suffocated during the confrontations that broke out in the town of Beit Furik to the east.Forces further closed the Huwara checkpoint in both directions as a result of a large gathering of colonial sett
lers at the checkpoint.Suffocation cases were also reported in confrontations that erupted in the village of Burin to the south of Nablus city following an Israeli military incursion, during which forces attacked residents and their homes with stun grenades and tear gas canisters, causing several people to suffocate.One person was also injured by a live bullet in the shoulder in confrontations in A’raba village, south of Nablus. Mayor of A’raba, Ahmad, Arda, said a group of Israeli colonists, backed by forces, stormed the village from the western side and were confronted by the residents, leading to confrontations and the injury of a youth in the shoulder by a live bullet.In Salfit, two youths were shot and moderately injured by rubber-coated metal bullets in confrontations near the entrance of the town of Deir Istiya to the west.
Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA