IDF wounds Palestinian hurling Molotov cocktail in West Bank
Security forces open fire after Palestinian rioters hurl stones at them near Ramallah; 17-year-old wounded in ankle.
A Palestinian in the al-Jalazun refugee camp near Ramallah was wounded on Friday by IDF fire after he threw a Molotov cocktail towards the security forces. Some 200 Palestinians protesting in the area hurled stones at the soldiers at the entrance of the camp, prompting them to fire live rounds at them.
The 17-year-old boy was shot through the ankle, and was immediately evacuated to hospital as clashes continued.
The clashes came amid tensions as Israel prepares for a general election Tuesday. Palestinians have watched the upcoming snap vote with interest, keen for a change from rightwing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party.
Likud was lagging in the polls on Friday behind the Zionist Union - a joint list headed by Labor's Isaac Herzog and Tzipi Livni of the centrist HaTnuah, who was Israel's chief negotiator with the Palestinians during talks that broke down nearly a year ago
AFP contributed to this report.
