Clashes erupt as Israeli forces raid Ramallah-area village twice in one day

Rasa - Israeli forces Thursday evening raided the Abud village northwest of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank after shots were fired at an Israeli settler vehicle near the illegal Israeli Beit Aryeh settlement.

News ID: 426880

Date: 27 January 2017 - 18:52

RNA - Clashes erupted between local youths and Israeli soldiers who opened live fire, rubber-coated steel bullets and tear-gas bombs at youths and houses, while youths threw rocks and empty bottles at Israeli soldiers.

An Israeli army spokesperson said they were looking into reports.

The incident was the second time in less than 24 hours that shots were fired at Israeli soldiers and settlers in the same area.

On Wednesday, 26 year-old Abud resident Omar Nathir Ibrahim al-Barghouthi was shot and injuredwhile driving near Abud after Israeli forces fired shots at his vehicle, which an army spokesperson claimed was in response to shots being fired from al-Barghouthi’s car towards Israeli forces.

Local sources told Ma’an that al-Barghouthi had been taken to a hospital in Jerusalem by Israeli forces to receive medical care.

Shortly after the incident, Israeli forces raided the village of Abud at dawn on Thursday, sparking clashes during which Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas.An Israeli army spokesperson also confirmed to Ma’an that Israeli troops raided Abud overnight and “entered and searched” al-Barghouthi’s home.An iron gate was set up at the entrance of the village early Thursday morning, with soldiers stopping and searching vehicles and passengers.

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