Palestinian Hurt By Israeli Gunfire İn W. Bank

A Palestinian youth was seriously injured on Monday by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank city of Jenin.



The youth was shot after throwing stones at Israeli security personnel in Jenin, Israeli army radio reported.



According to witnesses, Israeli forces used teargas and stun grenades during clashes with Palestinian protesters in East Jerusalem.



Recent months have seen an uptick in violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, which has led to deaths and injuries on both sides.



Several Israelis have recently been killed or injured in increasingly frequent Palestinian attacks.



Israeli forces, meanwhile, continue to carry out raids on West Bank villages, frequently rounding up groups of young Palestinian men on claims they are "wanted" by Israeli authorities.



What's more, Israeli troops typically use force to disperse weekly rallies against the self-proclaimed Jewish state's decades-long occupation of Palestinian land, occasionally leading to deaths among protesters.



Palestinians also decry frequent attacks by extremist Jewish settlers on their communities and property in the occupied territories.



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