Ramallah: The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that 75 Palestinians including 17 children and two women, have been killed by Israeli army fire from October 3rd until Wednesday evening since the outbreak of Jerusalem Intifada.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a press release that a Palestinian teenager has been shot dead by Israeli forces at the northern entrance to the city of Halhul.
It added that the death of the Palestinian teen brought the number of slain Palestinians to 75; 57 of them in the West Bank, 17 from the Gaza Strip, and one in the Negev.
The Ministry also said that 2372 Palestinians were shot with live rounds and rubber-coated steel bullets, including many who suffered fractures and bruises after being repeatedly beaten by soldiers and paramilitary settlers in the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem.
It added that 1133 of the wounded Palestinians were shot with live rounds and 983 were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets and more than 5000 Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
236 Palestinians were injured after being assaulted and beaten by soldiers and paramilitary settlers, and 20 suffered burns due to Israeli gas bombs and concussion grenades.
In the Gaza Strip, 393 Palestinians have been shot with live army fire, 110 with rubber-coated steel bullets, and dozens suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The number of wounded children in the West Bank is 325; 165 were shot with live army fire, 108 with rubber-coated steel bullets, 19 were directly shot with gas bombs, 33 were beaten by the soldiers. In Gaza, 170 children were shot, most of them with live rounds.
QNA
