A Palestinian was shot and injured with Israeli live fire, on Saturday afternoon, in the West Bank district of Hebron (Al-Khalil).

According to local sources, Israeli police forces fired live ammunition towards Hussein Abed Abu Fanous and injured him in the mouth.

The reason for the shooting remained unknown.

A #Palestinian man was #shot and injured in the head by #Israeli forces in #Hebron, south of the occupied #WestBank, today.https://t.co/zUbRcCbg4a pic.twitter.com/SclqT1y5eU

— #FreePalestine ?? (@Taghreeba) April 12, 2019

Medical sources confirmed that Abu Fanous was taken to a nearby medical center for necessary medical treatment.

Sources added that the live bullet hit Abu Fanous in the mouth, however, managed to go all the way through the other end, resulting in a single hole in each cheek.

Abu Fanous’s medical condition was described as moderate.

(Ma’an, PC, Social Media)