PALESTINIAN MAN SHOT IN CHEST BY ISRAELI OCCUPATION FORCES

       Ramallah, 21 Sha’ban 1434/30 June 2013 (MINA) – Israeli occupation soldiers shot a Palestinian man in the chest with a live bullet during clashes in Qalandiya refugee camp early Friday(28/6), medics said.

      The victim, in his 20s, was taken to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah where he underwent surgery, according to Ma’an news agency report monitored by Mi’raj News Agency (MINA).

       Locals said Israeli forces raided the camp, between Ramallah and Jerusalem, at around 1 a.m. Palestinians clashed with the Israeli soldiers, who fired live ammunition and plastic-coated bullets, witnesses told.

       An Israeli military spokesman said soldiers were conducting an “arrest activity” in the area and that 200 Palestinians held a “violent and illegal riot” and attacked the soldiers.

       The army spokesman said four soldiers were injured.

        An Israeli military source told Ma’an the army was reviewing reports that a Palestinian was in seriously injured.

        Meanwhile, local sources in the Al-Mazra’a Ash-Sharqiyya village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, have reported that dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the village, and kidnapped eight Palestinians.

       The sources said that the army broke into several homes, and violently searched them before kidnapping eight residents.
       The kidnapped have been identified as Bayan Azzam, Bilal Tawfiq I’jaaq, Imad Thameen Amer, Adel Samir Amer, Hakem Raed Shalaby, Samer Abdul-Qader Hijaz, Hisham Abdul-Qader Hijaz, and Adnan Ahmad Abu Alia.
        All were cuffed, blindfolded and were moved to an unknown destination. Clashes have been reported during the invasion.
        In related news, Israeli soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, kidnapped one resident, and handed two other military variants ordering them to head to a nearby military base for interrogation.
        The kidnapped resident has been identified as Mo’men Hafeth Seniora, 25, a member of the Palestinian National Security Forces, living in the Northern Neighborhood in the city.
        Soldiers also invaded Jaba’ town, south of Jenin, and handed Hasan Suleiman Khaleeliyya, and Jaber Ahmad Kanaat, military warrants ordering them to head to the Salem military base for interrogation.
        On Thursday evening, dozens of soldiers invaded the Al-Khader town, near Bethlehem, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
        The army claimed uncovering sniper rifles, pistols, silencers and tear gas spray, the Radio Bethlehem 2000 reported. (T/P04/E1)

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)