BETHLEHEM: Several Palestinians were injured tonight in an Israeli forces’ attack on the homes of residents in the town of Khader south of Bethlehem.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that a young man was wounded by live fire in the back, another was struck by a tear gas bomb in the shoulder and a girl was injured in the hand by a sound bomb. Several others suffocated due to tear gas inhalation and were treated at the scene.
A local source told WAFA correspondent that an Israeli force attacked the homes of citizens in the Umm Rokba area with live and rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters, resulting in the injury of a number of citizens.
The occupation soldiers also beat up several citizens, and chased after youths throughout the neighborhoods of the town.
Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA
