NABLUS, April 6, 2006 (WAFA) - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) wounded Thursday five citizens, including two children and a US journalist in the West Bank (WB) City of Nablus, medics said.

Rafidia hospital sources told WAFA that Israeli soldiers wounded Ammar Jamous 17, and Khaled Qaddoumi with metal rubber-coated bullets and al-Salaheya High school's teacher Ayda Sara 45, with a metal bullet in her leg.

They added that two youths suffered from bruises as the Israeli soldiers chased and beaten them up.

Medics revealed that IOF also shot and wounded a US journalist with a metal rubber-coated bullet in the abdomen as they opened fire randomly towards the citizens in Nablus.

E.B. (12:00 P) (09:00 GMT)