Two Palestinian youth were reported injured on Tuesday night when Israeli troops invaded the central West Bank village of Ni’lin and clashed with local youth. Witnesses told IMEMC that two Israeli military vehicles invaded the village then local youth hurled stones and empty glass bottles at invading forces, troops then fired live rounds and rubber-coated steel bullets at unarmed youth injuring two.
The two injured were identified as Ibraheem Srour, hit with a live round in his leg, and Mohamed Al Khawaja, hit with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his head. Both were moved to the nearby Ramallah city hospital for treatment.
Ni’lin organizes a weekly protest against the Israeli wall built on lands taken by the military from local farmers. Every fired Israeli soldiers attack the peaceful protesters with tear gas, rubber-coated steel bu8llets and live rounds.
