Palestinians scuffle with Israeli soldiers outside of al-Tuwani in the West Bank, on January 1, 2021 (screenshot)
An unarmed Palestinian man was in critical condition Friday after being shot at close range by Israeli forces during an operation to confiscate illegal Palestinian construction equipment in the West Bank’s South Hebron Hills.
The Palestinian Health Ministry later said that the man, Haroun Abu Aram, was left paralyzed from the neck down following the incident.
On Friday evening, the Israeli Defense Forces confirmed Palestinian reports that 24-year-old Abu Aram, a resident of the unrecognized village of al-Rakeez, had been hit by live fire.