Israeli forces shot two Palestinian young men, on Sunday, before abducting them near Bethlehem, in addition to shooting another near Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank.

Media sources said that occupation forces shot two Palestinian young men and then abducted them near the village of Khursa, southwest of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank.

Sources added that on Sunday evening, Israeli soldiers opened heavy fire at a vehicle near the village of Khursa, injuring the two young men inside, before denying them medical treatment by blocking ambulance crews from approaching them.


Palestine TV reported that one young man sustained a live gunshot wound to the head and another was shot in the leg; their identities were not known at the time of writing this report.

According to the Times of Israel, the targeted vehicle allegedly struck an Israeli police car at the Eli gas station in a deliberate attack; no officers were injured.

The army claimed that, “A Palestinian vehicle accelerated toward a police car and collided with it. There were no casualties.”

Meanwhile, occupation forces shot a Palestinian young man and injured others in the town of Beit Fajjar, southwest of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank.

Media sources said that Israeli soldiers stormed the town of Beit Fajjar, on Sunday night, which sparked protests from local Palestinian youths.

Sources added that occupation forces opened fire with live ammunition and tear gas canisters, shooting a young man with a live round in the hand, and caused several others to suffer the toxic effects of tear gas inhalation; they were treated in the field by local medics.