HEBRON: A Palestinian young man was injured early this morning when Israeli forces opened fire on him west of Hebron in the southern West Bank.

According to local and security sources, the incident occurred near a section of the Israeli segregation barrier in the western area of the town of Beit Oula. The sources reported that the Israeli forces fired upon the young man while he was in close proximity to the barrier.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society transported the injured individual to a local hospital. Medical reports indicate that he sustained four gunshot wounds.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA