A Palestinian young man was injured today by Israeli occupation forces’ gunfire in the town of Al-Ram, located north of occupied Jerusalem, Wafa reports according to medical sources.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society reported that its medical teams responded to the incident, treating a 46-year-old man who was shot in both of his feet near the Israeli separation and expansion wall, adjacent to Al-Ram. The injured individual is currently being transferred to a hospital for further treatment.

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