HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces on Friday shot a Palestinian man in the head with a plastic-coated bullet during clashes near Hebron in the southern West Bank, a local official said.
Ibrahim Awad, 21, was hit in the head when clashes broke out after prayers in Beit Ummar, popular committee spokesman Yousef Abu Maria said.
Abu Maria said Palestinians were protesting settlers' continuous violations in Hebron.
An Israeli military spokeswoman did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
Earlier Friday, settlers uprooted dozens of olive trees and scrawled graffiti near al-Tawani village south of Hebron.
Witnesses told AFP that approximately 80 olive trees were uprooted in the village.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said "police received a report about the damaging of some 62 Palestinian-owned olive trees" in the area. more
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