Israeli Soldiers Shoot, Abduct Many Palestinians In West Bank

On Thursday, Israeli soldiers shot and abducted many Palestinians in several parts of the occupied West Bank.

In Orif village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, the soldiers invaded the local Town Council building and several homes before conducting massive and violent searches, causing damage.

The soldiers also abducted Yousef Shehada, Ammar Shehada, and Abdullah Shehada from their homes and took them to an unknown location.

In Yatta town, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank’s southern part, the soldiers invaded many neighborhoods, stormed, and ransacked homes, leading to protests before firing live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs.

Medical sources said the soldiers shot one Palestinian with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the leg before the medics rushed him to a hospital.

They added that the medics also treated several Palestinians for the effects of tear gas inhalation.

The soldiers also abducted Mohammad Omar Abu Sabha, the director of the Civil and Financial Affairs of the Alia Hospital in Hebron, and his child, Ahmad, and confiscated several cars.

In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the soldiers shot three young men with live fire in the city and Ni’lin village, west of Ramallah.

Medical sources said the soldiers shot a young with a live round in the leg, causing moderate wounds, in Ramallah.

In Ni’lin, several military jeeps invaded the village, leading to protests, and shot two young men with live rounds in their legs.

Earlier Thursday, Israeli forces shot and killed Mousa Ahmed Musa Khatib, 17, bombed two homes and shot a young man in the back during its three-day incursion into the northern West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp.

Over the last three days, Israeli soldiers killed eleven Palestinians, including children, and injured dozens in Jenin.