Israeli Army Shoots 'Physically Disabled' Palestinian
Israeli troops shot and wounded a physically disabled Palestinian man in an attempt to arrest him in Hebron on Thursday, a prisoners' rights group said.
Motazz Obeidu, 32, was "seriously wounded by Israeli army gunfire during an arrest operation" at dawn in the southern West Bank city, the Ramallah-based Prisoners Club said, adding that Israel was "responsible for his life."
Prisoners Club director Amjad al-Najjar said Obeidu was "physically disabled" but did not provide details.
The army confirmed the arrest and the shooting, which local residents said took place at Obeidu's shop.
"During the apprehension, the Palestinian suspect... began to act violently, throwing an axe, a gas canister and a wheelbarrow at soldiers, injuring two of them," an army spokeswoman told Agence France Presse.
"He then attempted to steal one of the soldiers' weapons. The soldiers fired towards him to stop him and he was lightly injured," she said, adding that he was treated by soldiers at the scene.
Obeidu was then taken to an Israeli hospital, the army and the Prisoners Club said.
Source: Agence France Presse
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