Young Palestinian man injured by Israeli forces near Bethlehem

WEST BANK, July 16 (YPA) – A young Palestinian man was injured last night by Israeli occupation forces gunfire near the Mazmuriya military checkpoint, east of Bethlehem.

Palestinian sources reported that the occupation forces stationed at the Mazmuriya checkpoint, near the villages of al-Nu’man and al-Khas, fired live bullets at a 23-year-old man, wounding him in the right leg. He was then taken to a hospital.

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