Israeli army injures 10 Palestinians in occupied West Bank
RAMALLAH, Palestine/ISTANBUL
The Israeli army injured at least 10 Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank on Wednesday evening, according to medics and local sources.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said in a statement that one person was injured by live fire in Qalandiya, north of East Jerusalem, while another was wounded in the town of Al-Ram.
State news agency Wafa said the Israeli forces fired tear gas at homes near a separation wall in Qalandiya, causing many residents to suffer from inhalation.
The PRCS said in another statement that four people were injured by Israeli gunfire during a raid on the northern city of Nablus. A 15-year-old was wounded by shrapnel.
According to Wafa, the number of injured civilians rose to eight in Nablus, including three children.
The army also fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters at civilians in the city center.
A young man was arrested, and his vehicle was seized by the army before their withdrawal from the city, the agency added.
Witnesses told Anadolu that the Israeli raids targeted a number of public buildings, including the Nablus Fire Department headquarters, where several Palestinians were detained and subjected to field investigation.
Activists posted on social media pictures of vandalized buildings.
Local authorities say that more than a thousand Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, around 10,300 wounded, and over 20,000 arrested, including 1,600 children, since the Gaza war in October 2023.
In a landmark opinion last July, the International Court of Justice declared Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and called for the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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