Israeli soldiers' gunfire kills Palestinian Near Nablus: medics

Source: Xinhua| 2018-03-11 01:57:08|Editor: Yurou
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Relatives mourn beside the body of Palestinian young man Imayer Shehada at a hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus, on March 10, 2018. Twenty-year-old Palestinian young man Imayer Shehada of the village of O'urif near Nablus was killed and another one was injured during clashes on Saturday with Israeli soldiers, medics said. (Xinhua/Nidal Eshtayeh)

RAMALLAH, March 10 (Xinhua) -- A 20-year-old Palestinian young man of the village of O'urif near the West Bank city of Nablus was killed and another one was injured during clashes on Saturday with Israeli soldiers, medics said.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in an emailed press statement that the young man was shot in his chest and died, and the other one was shot in the leg.

Eyewitnesses said that clashes broke out between Palestinian residents of the village and Israeli soldiers, adding that an Israeli army force intervened and opened fire to disburse the demonstrators.

The hospital recognized the 20-year-old young man as Imayer Shehada, resident of the village. There has been no immediate response from the Israeli army.

 

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