Palestinian child shot, 18 others injured as Israeli forces raid West Bank
Israeli forces and armed settlers injured a Palestinian child and 18 others during raids in several areas of the occupied West Bank on Thursday.
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AIA Palestinian child was shot and 18 others suffered from tear gas inhalation on Thursday evening as Israeli forces and armed settlers raided several areas in the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its medical teams treated a child who was shot in the leg with live ammunition during an Israeli raid on the town of Yamun, west of Jenin. The injured child was taken to hospital for treatment.
In Hebron, local sources reported that Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters at a house in the Old City, causing 11 Palestinians—including children and women—to suffer from suffocation. Red Crescent teams provided them with medical care at the scene.
In the village of Umm al-Khair in Hebron governorate, armed settlers attacked residents by spraying pepper spray in their faces, under the protection of Israeli forces. Seven people, including a foreign supporter, suffered burns and suffocation as a result.
Ongoing siege of Palestinian home in Masafer Yatta
Meanwhile, a group of settlers, backed by Israeli forces, has been besieging a Palestinian home in the Wadi al-Rakhim area of Masafer Yatta for three days, preventing the family of 10—including children and women—from leaving or accessing their home.