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UPDATE: Israeli forces shoot, injure two Palestinian workers north of occupied Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, October 28, 2025 (WAFA) –  Two Palestinian workers were shot by Israeli gunfire  on Tuesday evening in the town of al-Ram, north of occupied Jerusalem.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that its crews treated two young men who were shot with live ammunition near the separation and expansion wall one of the injured, aged 28, was shot in the knee, while the other sustained a gunshot wound to the thigh. The two causalities were later transferred to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. 

Israeli forces reportedly pursued several workers near wall and opened fire at them, wounding one.

Since the beginning of this year, 15 Palestinian workers have been killed by Israeli forces, wither shot during pursued inside the 1948 territories, or from falling off the separation wall, according to data from the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions.

In recent months, hundreds of workers have been arrested and abused by Israeli police on the pretext that they did not have permits.

Since October 2023, the Federation has documented 42 worker fatalities and over 32,000 arrests among Palestinian workers.

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