Key facts
- An elderly Palestinian man was injured by shrapnel from Israeli military gunfire.
- The incident occurred near the entrance to the village of Surra, southwest of Nablus.
- The injured man is 74 years old and sustained wounds to the head.
An elderly Palestinian man sustained shrapnel wounds to the head when Israeli forces opened fire on his vehicle near the village of Surra, southwest of Nablus. The Palestine Red Crescent Society reported the incident, stating their medics treated the 74-year-old.
The incident highlights ongoing violence and casualties in the occupied West Bank, with a civilian sustaining injuries from Israeli military gunfire and preceding attacks by Israeli colonists on the village.
An elderly Palestinian man sustained shrapnel wounds to the head when Israeli forces opened fire on his vehicle near the village of Surra, southwest of Nablus. The Palestine Red Crescent Society reported that their medics treated the 74-year-old man who was injured by live ammunition shrapnel.
According to Emad Ahmad, Director of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society's Ambulance and Emergency Center in Nablus, the incident occurred near the village entrance. Earlier on the same day, dozens of Israeli colonists reportedly attacked the western outskirts of Surra, assaulting three Palestinians and setting fire to six homes, five vehicles, and a tract of land planted with vegetables and fruit trees.
A separate report from January 29, 2025, details an incident in Tulkarem refugee camp where an elderly man was shot in the feet by Israeli forces. In that instance, a 54-year-old man also suffered shrapnel wounds to the head from live ammunition.