Israeli army raids neighbourhood of Kafr ‘Aqab and opens fire

The Israeli army used live ammunition during a raid on the neighbourhood of Kafr ‘Aqab this morning, resulting in a number of casualties, according to eye-witnesses and medical sources.

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu news agency that Israeli forces raided the neighbourhood, located between the cities of Ramallah and Jerusalem, and carried out searches. This led to the outbreak of clashes between the soldiers and youth.

They added that the army fired live ammunition, rubber bullets and tear gas in order to disperse the youth, who threw stones at the soldiers.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Association said in a statement, a copy of which was obtained by Anadolu, that its staff transported a young man shot in the chest with live ammunition to a hospital in Jerusalem, noting that the injury was serious.

The Red Crescent also added that its staff later transported another young man shot with live ammunition in the foot to a Ramallah hospital. They also treated a number of citizens in the field for the effects of tear gas.