A Palestinian youth was shot and critically injured by Israeli soldiers near the Israeli apartheid barrier in the north of the West Bank, today said the Ministry of Health.
It said the Palestinian, said to be 21 years of age, was brought to a hospital in the northern West Bank city of Qalqiliya with a bullet injury to the shoulder.
However, explained the ministry, the injury caused severe bleeding that endangered the life of the youth. He was reported in critical condition.
Reports said the shooting took place near the apartheid barrier in the village of Habla, south of Qalqiliya.
Source: Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA)