NABLUS: A young Palestinian man was shot and injured with live fire tonight during confrontations with Israeli occupation forces in the town of Qusra, south of Nablus, according to local sources.

Sources said that confrontations broke out after residents attempted to fend off an attack carried out by colonists against the outskirts of the town of Qusra.

The occupation forces provided protection to the colonists and attacked residents with tear gas bombs and live bullets, resulting in the shooting and injury of a young man, 22, with a live bullet in the shoulder.

He was taken to hospital for medical treatment.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA