Zionist forces raid Ramallah, open fire on young Palestinians

Zionist forces have raided the city of Ramallah in the West Bank, the first such incursion since the Palestinian Authority (PA) cut security coordination with the illegal Zionist entity.

A large Israeli military force stormed Ramallah and an archeological site in the north of the West Bank on Tuesday, Palestine’s official Wafa news agency reported, citing sources and witnesses.

The Israeli troops raided a number of neighborhoods in the city while young Palestinians hurled stones at them and fired fire crackers at the military vehicles, the report quoted several witnesses as saying.

The Israeli soldiers also opened gun fire and shot teargas canisters at protesters, it further said, adding that there were no immediate reports of injuries.

The invading forces also raided the Amari refugee camp in Ramallah and kidnapped a 20-year-old youth after ransacking his family home.

“Israeli forces entered Ramallah before dawn,” said Interior Ministry Spokesman Ghassan Nimr in an interview with AFP, noting that “three houses were searched” in the city but no arrests were made.

Ramallah is nominally under full Palestinian control, but the Zionist regime frequently carries out raids there.

Separately on Tuesday, Israeli troops raided the archeological town of Sebastia in the north of the West Bank and ordered the site closed to visitors without giving any reason for the action, Wafa reported, citing the mayor of Sebastia.

The mayor also said that the town had repeatedly been raided by both illegal Zionist settlers and regime forces in a clear attempt “to take control of the area.”

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh has already warned of a “hot summer” if the Israeli regime presses ahead with annexation.

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