by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC News
Late Monday evening, Israeli forces shot and wounded a 20-year old Palestinian man who attempted to cross the Huwwara checkpoint, which is one of the largest checkpoints maintained by the Israeli army in the West Bank. Israeli forces controlling the checkpoint had kept it closed for two hours straight in the midst of rush hour, with hundreds of Palestinians pressed up to the Wall, hoping to get home past the checkpoint.
Palestinians waiting at Huwwara checkpoint
According to local sources, Adham Shihadeh, 20, began walking through the crossing, and did not stop when Israeli soldiers shouted at him. The soldiers then began firing live rounds at the young man, injuring him in the foot. He was taken by car to Rafidia government hospital in Nablus, where medical personnel described his injuries as 'light to medium'.
Shihadeh had apparently become frustrated with the daily hours-long wait at the checkpoint, which is located deep in the middle of Palestinian territory, far from the Israeli state. In addition, on Monday afternoon, Israeli authorities arbitrarily closed the checkpoint for no apparent reason.
The arbitrary closures of checkpoints is a common occurrence as well – not just at the Huwwara checkpoint, but at all of the 700 Israeli checkpoints that cut up the Palestinian territory known as the 'West Bank' into hundreds of separated enclaves under complete Israeli military control.
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