Palestinian boy, 12, hit by bullet shrapnel while inside his home during Israeli army incursion into Jenin-area town

JENIN: A twelve-year-old Palestinian boy was struck in the head with bullet shrapnel fired by Israeli occupation forces in the town of Yabad, southwest of Jenin, according to medical sources. Sources told WAFA that Israeli military forces broke into the town of Yabad amid the heavy firing of bullets toward residents' homes, hitting a 12-year-old boy with bullet shrapnel while he was inside his house. WAFA correspondent said forces further raided several neighborhoods in the town, which led to the outbreak of confrontations, during which the occupation soldiers fired live bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters heavily at residents. No further injuries were reported. Resident Shadi Ziyad Qabaha, along with all his children were also injured after their house caught fire as a result of the heavy firing of tear gas canisters toward residents' homes by the Israeli army during a raid into Jenin's town of Tura. A gas bomb reportedly fell inside the house, causing fire to break out and injuring as a result the father and all his children. Civil defense crews managed to extinguish the fire, and ambulance crews provided the family members with first aid. Sources added gas bombs also fell inside a commercial shop, causing severe damage. Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA