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RAMALLAH (Ma’an) -- An Israeli court issued a second order to release an injured Palestinian youth from Israeli custody, Palestinian Prisoner’s Society lawyer Munther Abu Ahmad said on Sunday.

Anas Zaid, 15, a resident of al-Jalazun refugee camp in the occupied West Bank district of Ramallah, was injured earlier this month when Israeli soldiers opened fire at protesters near the Attara checkpoint, north of Ramallah, following a series of checkpoint and road closures across the district.

Zaid was shot and injured in his right leg and left arm and underwent surgery, with his health improving earlier this week.

According to the Palestinian Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs, Zaid has said that he wasn’t involved in the protests or clashes near the checkpoint, but was merely trying to stop a taxi in order to go visit his relatives nearby when Israeli forces shot at him “without any reason.”

Abu Ahmad said that the Israeli military court in Ofer had ordered Zaid’s release on Monday, but that the prosecution had presented charges against the Palestinian youth and demanded that the court extend his detention until all procedures completed.

After the second court order, Ziad will be released on a bail of $1,544.
Abu Ahmad said that the Palestinian Ministry of Health had arranged for Zaid to be transferred to a hospital in Ramallah on Sunday.

Israeli forces have come under repeated criticism for excessive use of force, as well as lethal methods of crowd control that often result in death or injury of protesters.