RAMALLAH: A Palestinian youth was shot dead and 18 others were injured today evening after they were attacked by armed colonists in the town of Al-Mughayir, northeast of Ramallah.

The Ministry of Health said that the young man arrived dead at the Palestine Medical Complex in the city of Ramallah after being directly hit by colonists ‘ bullets while he was inside his house.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that its crews dealt with 18 injury cases, one of them critical, in the village of Al-Mughayir.

Deputy Chairman of the Al-Mughir Village Council, Marzouq Abu Naim, said that at least 1,500 colonists, protected by the occupation army, continue their killing and burning of residents` homes and proprieties throughout the village.

The colonists also set on fire around 40 Palestinian-owned homes and vehicles.

Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA