[News] 5 Palestinians Killed, 300 Injured by Israeli Army Fire Friday

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  "5 Palestinians Killed, 300 Injured by Israeli Army Fire Friday"

author Saturday October 17, 2015 07:16author by IMEMC News & Agencies
*http://www.imemc.org/article/73426*

    Five Palestinians have been killed, and at least 300 injured by live
    Israeli fire, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion
    grenades, in the occupied Palestinian territory on Friday, the
    Palestinian Ministry of Health said.

Ehab Jihad Hanani, aged 19, was shot dead by Israeli forces during 
clashes in Nablus, Yahia Abdul-Qader Farhat, 24, and Mahmoud Hatem 
Hmeid, 22, were killed during demonstrations in the Gaza Strip, and 
Shafiq Jamal Jabr, 37, died from wounds sustained during a demonstration 
in the Gaza Strip last week.

The Nablus office of the Red Crescent said 22 Palestinians were injured, 
during clashes in Huwwara and Beit Forik, near Nablus.

The soldiers also opened fire on an ambulance belonging to Aqraba town, 
near Nablus, shattering its rear window.

In addition, the army assaulted several journalists in various areas in 
the northern part of the West Bank, and fired concussion grenades at 
journalists near the Huwwara military roadblock, before forcing them away.

Separately, Eyad Khalil Awawdeh, 26, was shot dead after stabbing an 
Israeli soldier in the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement in Hebron.

Friday marked another deadly day in the occupied Palestinian territory, 
where clashes between Palestinians and Israeli military forces have 
erupted on a near-daily basis since the beginning of the month.

In Bethlehem, at least 12 were injured during clashes with Israeli 
forces at the northern entrance to the town.

Head of the ambulance and emergency department in Bethlehem, Muhammad 
Awad, told Ma'an News Agency that three youths were injured by live fire 
in the legs, five with rubber-coated steel bullets, and four suffered 
from severe tear gas inhalation.

During the clashes, Israeli forces fired tear gas into a nearby home 
where two women and three children were helped outside by locals and 
aided by medics.

In Bethlehem area town of Teqoua', Israeli forces reportedly raided the 
area while firing stun grenades, tear gas, and rubber coated steel 
bullets. In the southern Bethlehem town of al-Khader, on Palestinian was 
shot in the foot with a live bullet while others suffered from tear gas 
inhalation.

Meanwhile in the al-Balou neighborhood of the al-Biereh area of the 
Ramallah district, 15 Palestinians were injured Friday during clashes 
with Israeli forces, including nine with live fire in the legs, four 
with rubber-coated steel bullets, including one in the head, and two 
from severe tear gas inhalation.

The injured were transferred to the Palestine Medical Center in 
Ramallah, and photojournalist Muhammad al-Arouri -- injured with a 
rubber-coated steel bullet in the leg -- was aided on scene by Red 
Crescent medics, locals said.

The clashes had erupted following a march called for by the political, 
national, and Islamic forces of the district.

Hundreds of youths reportedly gathered on the side of a nearby hill to 
watch the clashes, but were also targeted by Israeli forces who fired 
tear gas bombs at the groups.

An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that in al-Biereh and Bethlehem 
areas, "rioters" rolled burning tires and hurled rocks at Israeli 
forces, who responded with "riot-dispersal means." In al-Biereh, the 
spokesperson said that .22 caliber rounds were fired at the "main 
instigators," while rubber-coated steel bullets were fired at 
demonstrators in Bethlehem.

Two Palestinians were also injured by live fire in the Ramallah area 
town of Budrus.

In the nearby village of Bilin, Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel 
bullets, tear-gas bombs and stun grenades at protesters as they 
approached the Israeli separation wall in the area.

Locals told Ma'an that the forces chased protesters between olive trees 
and caused dozens of Palestinians, Israeli and international activists 
to suffer from tear-gas inhalation.

Armed clashes between a group of Palestinian youths and Israeli forces 
also erupted on Friday in the town of Silwad northeast of Ramallah.

The two sides reportedly exchanged fire at the western entrance of the 
town after an armed group opened fire at Israeli forces attempting to 
raid the area. Israeli forces retreated and armed clashes continued 
sporadically throughout the day.

Clashes had erupted earlier in the day between youths and Israeli forces 
in the town, and Palestinian medical sources reported five injuries from 
live Israeli fire.

Injuries were also reported as clashes carried on throughout the day on 
Friday in the Hebron area. At least 37 Palestinians have been killed by 
Israeli forces since Oct. 1, 14 of whom were killed in the Gaza Strip. 
The majority of Gazans were killed during demonstrations, while a 
pregnant mother and her two-year-old daughter were killed in an Israeli 
airstrike on their home.

Following Palestinian attacks that have left seven Israelis dead since 
the beginning of the month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 
<http://www.imemc.org/newswire?search_text=netanyahu&button=Search+%3E%3E> 
launched several punitive measures -- labelled collective punishment by 
rights groups -- across occupied East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza 
Strip in alleged efforts to quell violence.

Measures include the deployment of additional military forces in Israel, 
expediting punitive demolitions on the family homes of alleged 
attackers, revoking the residency rights of alleged attackers, and 
enabling Israeli police to virtually seal Palestinian residential areas 
of occupied East Jerusalem.

Hamas leader Ismael Haniyya called on Friday for the "Intifada" to 
continue, while the Palestinian Authority has rejected the claim that 
the territory has entered a long term uprising, insisting that the wave 
of violence can be controlled and peace restored.

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