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Israeli soldiers take position during clashes with stone-throwing
Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron Dec. 13, 2012.
(Photo: Reuters/Ammar Awad)


HEBRON (Ma'an) -- A Palestinian teenager was hit by live fire from Israeli forces during clashes in Hebron, witnesses said, a day after a 17-year-old was shot dead by troops in the city.

Nasser Mohammad Wasfi Al-Sharabati, 17, was hit in the chest by a bullet in the Bab al-Zawiye area, a Ma'an reporter said.

Medics said he was in a serious condition.

An Israeli army spokesman said he would look into the incident.

Confrontations broke out overnight between Hebron residents and Israeli soldiers, who deployed to the area in large numbers after 17-year-old Muhammad Ziad Awad Salaymah was shot dead by an Israeli border guard in Hebron's Old City.

Emergency services spokesman Nasser Kabbajh said during Thursday's clashes 26 Palestinians were taken to Hebron governmental hospital and 12 to a medical clinic. Another 51 people were treated at the scene, he said.

Some 21 Palestinians were wounded by rubber bullets during the clashes, he said.

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Dozens Injured, One Seriously, in Ongoing Clashes In Hebron

by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Palestinian medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, reported that one youth was seriously injured by Israeli military fire during ongoing clashes that erupted after the army shot and killed, Wednesday, Ziad Awad Salaymah, 17.

The Red Crescent in Hebron reported that a 15-year-old child identified as Nasser Wasfi Ash-Sharabaty, was shot by a live round in the chest, and described his injury as serious.

He was shot by the army during clashes that took place in Bab Az-Zawiya area in Hebron following the funeral of Salaymah.

The Youth Coalition Against Settlements In Hebron voiced an urgent appeal for blood donations type O- for Ash-Sharabaty who is under surgery in Al-Mezan Hospital in Hebron.

Dozens of Palestinians have been shot and injured by Israeli military fire, Thursday, and were moved to local hospitals and medical centers, some of them were shot with live rounds while others were hit by rubber-coated metal bullets, and the rest were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation.

Thousands of Palestinians participated in the funeral of Salaymah; head of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), Dr. Aziz Dweik, and several parliamentarians, officials, public and social figures were also present.