Sixteen Palestinian youths were injured on Friday when Israeli occupation forces opened fire on protesters during clashes near Al-Jalazun refugee camp north of Ramallah. Israeli forces fired live bullets and rubber-coated steel bullets at demonstrators on the main road near the central West Bank refugee camp, as protesters marked two days since Muhammad Mubarak, a youth from the camp, was shot dead by Israeli forces.

Palestinian activist is arrested by Israeli occupation forces during the Day Of Rage protest against the Prawer-Begin Plan in front of Al-Jalazun, West Bank, November 30, 2013 (Photo: Activestills)

Medical sources told Ma’an that one of the injured, Mohammad Husam Safi, was shot with a live bullet in the neck and is in critical condition. Among those injured were 13 victims who were identified by name as Qahir Majed Farraj, Majed Obada, Nour Khairi, Jaber Sharaka, Mohammad Hisham Ulayyan, Mahdi Abu Shareefa, Mohammad Ulayyan, Mohammad Hassouneh, Ibrahim Safi, who were all injured by metal bullets and Ihab Saifi, Mohammad Abu Sbeih, Mohammad Nakhla and Jamal Nakhla who were injured by rubber coated steel bullets. Israeli forces fired tear gas, stun grenades, live ammunition and rubber-coated steel bullets at protesters who responded with throwing empty bottles, Molotov cocktails, and stones.