6 Palestinians wounded after IOF raid on Ramallah
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The night-long raid against Ramallah included confrontations with local youth.
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Israeli forces deployed during a raid in the West Bank City of Ramallah, January 9, 2019 (AP)
The Health Ministry of the Palestinian Authority reported that six Palestinian civilians were wounded after contending an IOF raid against Ramallah in the West Bank.
"Six people were wounded this night by Israeli army fire in the city of Ramallah," the ministry said in a statement: noting that all those wounded were taken to the hospital.
The ministry specified that they were injured by the tear gas employed by IOF soldiers during the raid.
The night-long raid against Ramallah included confrontations with local youth that protested the IOF's attempt to demolish the apartment of Palestinian prisoner Islam Froukh.
Read more: Palestinians confront IOF in Aqabat Jabr camp, Areeha
Back in May, A Palestinian youth was injured and three others were arrested by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) during a large-scale raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, according to state-run Palestinian news agency WAFA.
An Israeli occupation force infiltrated several neighborhoods of Jenin and deployed snipers on the roofs of a number of houses in Al-Marah and Khallet Al-Sawha neighborhoods in the east of the city.
Simultaneously, the occupation forces arrested three Palestinians: Adham Nabil Jalboni, Ahmed Mahajna Al-Shakhshir, and Saher Mahajna.
Read more: IOF base infiltrated; ammo, arms gone missing: Israeli media
