BETHLEHEM, December 16, 2015 (WAFA) –
At least 10 Palestinians were injured, including three with live ammunition,
during clashes with Israeli troops who stormed Duhesheh refugee camp near
Bethlehem late Tuesday night, according to local sources.
Witnesses told WAFA that an Israeli
army force broke into the camp at midnight and raided multiple homes, provoking
clashes with youths.
Soldiers used live ammunition and
rubber baton rounds to disperse the youths, injuring three with live ammunition
and seven others with rubber-coated rounds. The wounded were transferred to
nearby Beit Jala public hospital, where their health conditions ranged between
moderate and serious.
About 50 others also suffocated due to
inhaling teargas used by the Israeli troops.
Five other local Palestinians were
detained during the military incursion. They were identified as Yazan Juaidi,
18, Hamdi Atrash, 24, Mohammad Atrash, 22, Amad Shamroukh, 22, and Ahmad
Ja’fari. Army also handed notices to other Palestinians in the camp to appear
for interrogation.
To be noted, about 124 Palestinians
have been killed by Israeli fire since the beginning of unrest in the West Bank
and Jerusalem in early October 2015. Over 13,000 others have been injured.
M.N./T.R.
