Young woman injured by Israeli gunfire near Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM: A 20-year-old Palestinian young woman sustained shrapnel wounds this evening from live ammunition fired by Israeli occupation forces in the village of Housan, located west of Bethlehem. Rami Hamamra, the Director of the Housan Village Council, reported that confrontations erupted between local youths and Israeli troops at the eastern entrance of the village. During the confrontation, Israeli soldiers fired indiscriminately, hitting the young woman in the abdomen with shrapnel while she was closing a window in her home. Hamamra further reported that Israeli forces have sealed off the area and forced local business owners to close their shops. Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA