An Italian man marching in support of Palestinians in the northern West Bank on Friday was shot and seriously wounded by Israeli forces, a Palestinian hospital official said.
Ramallah Hospital director Ahmad Bitawi said Patrick Corsi, 30, was shot during a peaceful protest Friday in the village of Kufr Qadom, near Nablus. He described Corsi’s condition as stable.
Village resident Khaldon Ishtawi said Israeli soldiers opened fire without provocation on about 400 protesters from a distance of around 130 feet and shot Corsi in the chest.
The Israeli military said it opened fire on the demonstrators with low-caliber bullets after tear gas and other crowd control measures failed to stop them from burning tires and throwing rocks. It said two demonstrators were wounded and evacuated to hospitals.
