A child was shot by Israeli occupation forces during a raid on the town of Awarta on Monday evening, forcing shopkeepers to close their stores in Hawara, south of Nablus.

The director of the Red Crescent's emergency and ambulance center in Nablus, Amid Ahmed, reported that ambulance crews transported a child to the hospital who had been shot in the back by the occupation forces following the raid on the town of Awarta.

In the same context, occupation forces forced shop owners to close their stores in the town of Hawara, amid a widespread deployment of occupation soldiers conducting searches in the area.