Israeli forces assault Palestinian youth at checkpoint near Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM: A young man from the town of Doha, west of Bethlehem, sustained injuries today following an assault by Israeli occupation forces at the Container checkpoint, to the northeast of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian security sources.

The sources relayed told WAFA correspondent that soldiers stationed at the checkpoint, which separates the central and southern regions of the West Bank, briefly detained the young man, Mohammed Al-Ajouri, and brutally attacked him.

The assault resulted in Al-Ajouri sustaining bruises and wounds, necessitating his immediate transfer to the hospital.

The incident sheds light on the ongoing challenges faced by Palestinians in the West Bank as they commute from one region into another in the occupied territory.
Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA