By AbdelRaouf Arnaout
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli forces shot and injured a deaf Palestinian at a military checkpoint in Jerusalem on Monday, according to the Israeli police.
In a statement, the police said a 60-year-old Palestinian did not heed orders to stop, prompting soldiers to shoot him at the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and Ramallah city.
Eyewitnesses earlier said that a Palestinian was shot in the leg by Israeli soldiers at the checkpoint.
*Bassel Barakat contributed to this report from Ankara
