On Tuesday night, Israeli soldiers shot five Palestinians, including a child, in Kobar and Ni’lin towns, northwest and west of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank’s central part.

Several army jeeps invaded Kobar town, leading to protests before the soldiers fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs.

Medical sources said the soldiers shot a young man, 26, with a live round in the abdomen and a child, 14, with a live round in the leg, before the medics rushed him to a hospital in Ramallah.

In Ni’lin, the soldiers invaded the town and shot a young man with a live round in the leg and injured two who sustained shrapnel wounds from live fire.

In related news, the soldiers shot a young man with a live round in Al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, before the medics rushed him to a hospital.