Child shot during Israeli army raid on West Bank’s Balata refugee camp: report

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A 16-year-old Palestinian boy was struck in the head with bullet shrapnel as heavy gunfire and loud explosions were heard during an Israeli army raid on the Balata refugee camp, in Nablus in occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reports, citing Wafa.

The boy was rushed to hospital to receive treatment, Wafa added.

Meanwhile, Wafa further reported that a young Palestinian man was arrested during an Israeli raid on Yabad, south of Jenin.

Israeli forces also raided several villages and towns in the Salfit, Ramallah and el-Bireh governorates on Sunday night, Wafa added.

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