Hebron, 20 Rabiul Awwal 1436/10 January 2015 (MINA)– A Palestinian youth was injured Saturday when an Israeli settler shot him while he was in the Palestinian village of al-Rihiya south of Hebron.
Locals told Ma’an that Ibrahim Issa Suleiman al-Tubassi was injured after an Israeli from the nearby Jewish-only settlement of Beit Haggay opened fire, Ma’an News Agency quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.
Al-Tubassi was taken to the Hebron Governmental Hospital for treatment.
Medical sources said the youth was struck in the thigh.
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An Israeli military spokeswoman did not return calls seeking comment.
Beit Haggay is located on a major road south of Hebron, and is built on land confiscated from a number of neighboring Palestinian farming villages. (T/P010/R04)
Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)
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