TUBAS: Two Palestinians today were shot and injured with shrapnel in the hand following an Israeli military raid of Al-Far’a refugee camp, located to the south of Tubas town in the occupied West Bank.

Medical sources siad ambulance crews dealt with two injuries in the field, one of them with shrapnel by live bullets in the hand, and another one sustained a sprained ankle resulting from a fall during the Israeli raid.

Meanwhile, Israeli ccupation soldiers obstructed the work of medical teams, stopping and searching another ambulance.

Forces reportedly raided the camp from the direction of Al-Hamra military checkpoint, and deployed their forces heavily in the vicinity of the camp. Reconnaissance aircraft have been hovering over the camp since the early morning hours.

During the raid, snipers were deployed on the rooftops of several buildings and shops, while sounds of explosions and live gunfire were heard from inside the camp.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA