Israeli Soldiers Shoot a Deaf Palestinian at Jerusalem Checkpoint

Published August 17th, 2020 - 09:23 GMT
Police remove protesters blocking a main road during a demonstration against the Israeli government near the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem on August 16, 2020. JACK GUEZ / AFP
Police remove protesters blocking a main road during a demonstration against the Israeli government near the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem on August 16, 2020. JACK GUEZ / AFP
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Police said deaf Palestinian did not heed orders to stop.

Israeli forces shot and injured a deaf Palestinian at a military checkpoint in Jerusalem on Monday, according to the Israeli police.

In a statement, the police said a 60-year-old Palestinian did not heed orders to stop, prompting soldiers to shoot him at the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and Ramallah city.

 

According to the statement, the Palestinian man was moderately injured.

Eyewitnesses earlier said that a Palestinian was shot in the leg by Israeli soldiers at the checkpoint.

This article has been adapted from its original source.

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