This last Friday, more than 200 Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces across the occupied West Bank and in the Gaza Strip, during confrontations with the military, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.118 Palestinians were shot with live ammunition, while another 60 were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, including 41 who received treatment by local medics without the need for hospitalization, as stated by the Health Minister.
Clashes between the Palestinian youth and the Israeli occupation forces took place in several areas of the occupied West Bank and in the Gaza Strip, PNN reports.
In the occupied West Bank the massive confrontations were in areas such as: Hebron, Bethlehem, Ramallah and Qalqilia.
In Qalqilia, three Palestinians were shot with live ammunition, three with rubber-coated steel bullets; all of them were taken to the hospital, while 24 others were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets and received treatment locally, by the medics.
In the Ramallah area, 29 Palestinians were shot with live ammunition, two with rubber-coated steel bullets; they were moved to several hospitals in the Ramallah and al-Biereh District.
Another 13 Palestinians were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, and received treatment by the medics without the need for hospitalization.
In the Hebron vicinity, 51 Palestinians were shot with live ammunition in the lower extremities, six with rubber-coated steel bullets, while many others suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In Bethlehem, two Palestinians were shot with live ammunition, and one with a rubber-coated steel bullet, in the neck. They were taken to the Beit Jala Governmental Hospital, while ten others were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets and received local treatment by medics.
In the Gaza Strip, 33 Palestinians were shot with live ammunition, one with a rubber-coated steel bullet, and one suffered a fracture in his arm after being shot with a gas bomb.
Since the beginning of October, the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation forces has now reached 91, including 18 children and four women, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
The Ministry said that 72 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank since October 1, 18 in the besieged Gaza Strip, and one in the Negev.
Over 10,000 Palestinians were injured, including at least 1,458 who were shot with live fire, and 1,070 with rubber-coated steel bullets.
