BETHLEHEM
(MA'AN) -- At least three Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces
amid clashes across the Palestinian territory Friday, according to
Palestinian and Israeli sources.Medics told Ma’an Israeli forces shot and injured two Palestinians with live fire in eastern Gaza City.An
Israeli army spokesperson confirmed that two hits were made when
clashes broke out after dozens of "rioters" attempted to "damage the
security fence and infiltrate the buffer zone." Israeli forces responded by "firing shots toward the instigators,” she added.In
the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron, an Israeli army
vehicle ran over and injured a Palestinian teenager during clashes in
al-Arrub refugee camp. Local sources said an Israeli army
vehicle ran over Muhammad Nidhal Abu Ghazi,15, before youths took him in
a private car to a hospital in Hebron in moderate condition. Several people suffered from tear gas inhalation and were treated on the scene. The clashes in al-Arroub come after a Palestinian was shot and killed by
Israeli forces Thursday at the entrance of camp in the Hebron district,
after he reportedly attempted to attack a soldier with an ax.Two Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces in separate incidents in the area later the same evening.
Palestinians
in the Gaza Strip crowd near the borders with Israel every Friday to
show solidarity with what Palestinians in besieged coastal enclave have
termed the “Jerusalem Intifada” taking place in the occupied West Bank
and East Jerusalem.
More than 1,400 Palestinians have
been injured by Israeli forces since the start of this year, the
majority during clashes that broke out with the Israeli military during
protests in the occupied West Bank, according to the UN Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
