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Occupation magazine - Life under occupation Home page  back Print  Send To friend Two Palestinians injured by army fire near Hebron IMEMC and Jerusalem Post reporting the same event: IMEMC version http://www.imemc.org/article/70142 Two Palestinians Injured By Army Fire Near Hebron December 30, 2014 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC Medical sources reported, on Monday at night, that two Palestinians have been injured, one seriously, after Israeli soldiers opened fire on their car, driving in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, Mohammad Awad, said resident Ibrahim Sabri was shot in the head, and was moved to the al-Ahli hospital in Hebron suffering a serious injury. Another Palestinian, identified as ‘Ayesh Awad, suffered a moderate injury to the forehead. Following the shooting, the soldiers sealed the main entrance of the town, stopped and searched dozens of cars, and interrogated the residents while inspecting their ID cards. Jerusalem Post version http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Palestinians-17-year-old-boy-in-serious-condition-after-being-shot-at-by-IDF-386117 Soldiers shoot at vehicle after explosive hurled at them south of Bethlehem; Palestinian injured Yaakov Lappin 30.12.2014 Jerusalem Post IDF soldiers stationed near the village of Beit Omar south of Bethlehem fire on a Palestinian vehicle after it drove past them and an occupant hurled an object suspected to be an explosive device on Monday night. Soon afterwards, Palestinian medical sources said a 17-year-old youth who was in the car sustained serious gunshot injuries, and a 19-year-old was lightly injured. An army spokeswoman said after the incident that the object thrown out of the car was a bomb. No soldiers were injured in the incident. Palestinian reports say that a 17-year-old boy was in serious condition and another youth`s condition was unknown following the incident. The army said it is investigating the incident. The Ma`an Palestinian news agency named the injured youths as Muhammad Ibrahim Sabri Awad, 17, who is seriously injured, and Ayish Khalid Sabri Awad, 19, who reportedly sustained a gunshot wound to the thigh. `Both were evacuated to al-Ahli hospital in Hebron around midnight,` Ma`an said. The IDF has launched an investigation into the incident. It comes hours after a Palestinian minor was shot dead by the IDF after hurling large rocks at Israeli vehicles in the northern West Bank. The IDF unit spotted Palestinians attacking Israeli traffic at Tapuah Junction on Monday. Soldiers attempted to stop the rock throwers, and during the ensuing clash, Emam Jamil, 16, from Beita, south of Nablus, was shot dead. Military Police has launched an investigation into the incident. . Links to the latest articles in this section Occupation forces injure mourners following funeral of slain infant Mohammad Tamimi Nabi Saleh village assaulted - toddler shot in the head died in hospital Palestinians in the snow: thrown from home into the snow, throw snowballs and get arrested