BETHLEHEM July 9, 2014
(WAFA) - Two young men were shot and injured with live ammunition in
confrontations with Israeli forces on Tuesday night, that erupted in the surrounding
area of Bilal bin Rabah mosque, north of Bethlehem, in addition to several other
injuries and suffocation cases.
The director of
emergency services for the Red Crescent, Mohamed Awad, said that the two young
men, aged 18 and 27 were wounded by bullets near the thigh area by the Israeli
forces in clashes north of Bethlehem, and have been transferred to Beit Jala
Hospital for treatment. Medics described their condition as critical.
Several other injuries
from rubber-coated bullets and cases of suffocation during the clashes were
reported among residents.
T.R.
