Nablus: Two Palestinians Wednesday evening sustained injuries from Israeli army gunfire in the Madama village and Beit Furik town, located to the south and east of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus respectively, according to local sources.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA, the occupying forces ransacked several houses in Madama, and interrogated villagers while firing barrages of concussion and tear gas canisters. They added that a convoy of occupation forces’ vehicles stormed Beit Furik simultaneously while firing live ammunition.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that its medics provided first aid treatment to two casualties, a 19-year-old youth and a 16-year-old teenager, who were injured by Israeli army live ammunition in Beit Furik.
The occupation forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost daily across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for ‘wanted’ Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents. These raids are conducted without search warrants, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
Under Israeli military law, army commanders have full executive, legislative, and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.