RAMALLAH: A Palestinian resident was injured tonight by the Israeli occupation army’s live fire during confrontations that erupted in the town of Beit Liqya, west of Ramallah. Dozens of others also suffocated in similar confrontations that broke out in Bethlehem’s village of Husan.

Security sources told WAFA that a Palestinian man was wounded in the thigh by a live bullet fired by Israeli forces during confrontations that broke out in the aforementioned town.

In the meantime, dozens of Palestinian youths suffered from suffocation tonight after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli military soldiers in similar confrontations that broke out in the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem, said eyewitnesses.

Forces also closed the eastern entrance to the village, causing a traffic jam.

Palestinians in the village of Husan reported living in a near-constant state of fear and worry as a result of the repeated Israeli military incursions.

Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA