RAMALLAH, March 27, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli soldiers Tuesday opened fire at three Palestinian brothers in the village of Ramon near Ramallah, injuring them, according to a local official.

Head of Ramon village council, Abdul Mahmoud Jib’ayeh, told WAFA Israeli soldiers in civilian clothing shot Rashad Shokha, along with his brothers Anwar and Akram in the backyard of their house during a pre-dawn raid of the village.

One of the brothers was reported in a critical condition and the other two suffered moderate injuries, added Jib’ayeh.

According to the head of the village council, the Shokha brothers heard commotion in the backyard of their house. Thinking the men they saw in civilian clothing were thieves, they attacked them.

The disguised soldiers opened fire at the brothers injuring all three.

The soldiers refused to allow Palestinian paramedics to treat the wounded or to transfer them to hospital.

Jib’ayeh refuted Israeli claims that one of the brothers stabbed a soldier, stressing that the Shokha brothers used only sticks to attack who they believed were thieves.