Israeli troops wound two Palestinians with rubber-coated bullets near Ramallah

Two Palestinians were struck in the head by rubber-coated metal bullets fired by Israeli troops in Ras Karkar, a village west of Ramallah. The men were attempting to pass through an iron gate that separates Ras Karkar from the neighboring village of Kharbatha Bani Harith. Both were taken to a hospital in Ramallah for treatment. The gate has been part of a long-standing closure that forces residents to use alternative routes or walk across the barrier.