Four Palestinians were injured on Tuesday evening after Israeli occupation forces opened fire at a car near the town of Urif, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank’s northern part.
Israeli soldiers fired at a vehicle traveling on the road between Urif and the nearby village of Einabus, wounding the passengers and causing the car to swerve off the road and burst into flames.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said its crews were initially blocked by soldiers from reaching the scene but eventually managed to administer first aid to three seriously injured passengers.
Following the shooting, the occupying forces invaded the town and fired a barrage of concussion grenades at a family home, injuring one of the occupants in the face before he was transported to a nearby hospital.
Israeli occupation forces carry out near‑daily invasions and home break‑ins across the occupied West Bank under the pretext of pursuing “wanted” Palestinians, routinely triggering confrontations with residents.
These invasions are conducted without warrants and at the discretion of military commanders, who operate under sweeping powers granted by Israeli military law.
Under this system, Israeli army commanders hold full executive, legislative, and judicial authority over more than 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank, who have no say in how this authority is exercised.
