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Medics: Five Palestinians wounded by Israeli fire near Ramallah | ||
2009-09-01 | ||
Ma'an -- Five Palestinians were wounded by gunfire from the Israeli army near the West Bank settlement of Bet El, north of the city of Ramallah, Palestinian medics said. Medical sources said that Israeli forces prevented Palestine Red Crescent ambulances from reaching the scene in order to evacuate the wounded Palestinians, one of whom was said to be in critical condition. Israeli forces reportedly declared the area a closed military zone. The sources added that, according to a preliminary investigation, the wounded people were thought to be young men from Jalazun Refugee Camp, north of Ramallah. An Israeli military spokesperson told Ma'an that "three Palestinian gunmen hurled firebombs" at Israeli forces, who opened fire, hitting one of them.
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