JENIN, Tuesday, July 4, 2023 (WAFA) – Eight Palestinians were shot and injured today evening by Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Jenin and nearby areas, according to medical sources, three of them were injured during a raid of a hospital in the city.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said three people were shot and injured by the Israeli occupation forces at Khalil Suleiman Government Hospital in Jenin.

Two of the three civilians, who were shot with live ammunition, sustained serious injuries, the ministry said in a statement.

The director of the hospital, Wissam Bakr, told WAFA that the occupation forces fired live bullets and stun grenades at the medical staff, journalists, patients and citizens in the hospital yard.

Meanwhile, the occupation forces stormed the yard of Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin.

Also in Jenin, five civilians were injured by Israeli forces during confrontations with Palestinians at the entrance to the town of Kafr Dan, west of Jenin.

WAFA correspondent reported that the five, including a child, were injured with live bullets, shrapnel, and rubber-coated metal bullets, with one injured with a live bullet in the back.

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