Palestinian killed in an Israeli raid of Qalandia camp

A Palestinian man identified as Ali Ibrahim Alqam, 33, was killed today during an Israeli army raid of Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem, according to the Ministry of Health. A large Israeli occupation army force raided Qalandia refugee camp and the nearby Kufr Aqab neighborhood where confrontations broke out and several people were injured, some critically, according to local and medical sources. Local sources said at least 40 army jeeps raided the camp and neighborhood located beyond the apartheid barrier accompanied by a bulldozer. Youths confronted the soldiers, who fired live bullets, rubber-coated metal bullets, and teargas canisters at them injuring at least 17 people, according to the Red Crescent. It said 11 people were shot with live bullets, one injured by a live bullet shrapnel to the face and chest, two shot by a rubber bullet, one in the eye, and three from beating. All were taken to hospitals in Ramallah. The Ministry of Health said four people were brought from Qalandia to Ramall ah Medical Complex with critical injuries from live gunfire. The soldiers, said the sources, broke and destroyed several shops in the area, destroyed goods such as eggs and cigarettes, and issued fines to cars parked on the main Ramallah-Jerusalem road. Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA