AL-KHALIL, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) shot and injured a Palestinian young man and kidnaped another one during a raid in the town of Beit Awwa in western al-Khalil.
According to local sources, Israeli forces stormed the town of Beit Awwa, shooting Ali al‑Masalmeh with live ammunition in his lower limbs. He was left bleeding on the ground as Red Crescent ambulance crews were prevented from reaching him for more than half an hour until the forces withdrew from the town.
The IOF also kidnaped a young man identified as Hammouda al‑Masalmeh from the town.
Separately, Israeli forces stormed the town of al‑Khader and the Birkat Suleiman area south of Bethlehem on Friday evening, without raiding homes or making arrests.
