RAMALLAH, West Bank: The Palestinian Health Ministry said Saturday a man is suffering paralysis a day after he was shot in the neck by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.
The man, Haron Abu Aram, 24, was left quadriplegic, the ministry said.
Witnesses said the incident was triggered when Israeli forces tried to stop Palestinians building a house in a village in southern Hebron and seized an electricity generator belonging to Abu Aram.
Israel prevents Palestinians from building houses on areas under its control in the West Bank without hard-to-obtain building permits.
The Israeli military said “a violent riot” was instigated when the troops were evacuating “an illegal building” in the At-Tuwani village. The military said Palestinians attacked the forces with “massive amount of rocks.”
“We are aware of a report regarding a Palestinian who was injured by live fire during the incident. The incident is being investigated,” the Israeli military told The Associated Press on Saturday.
Video showed a group of Palestinians trying to recover the generators from the hands of the soldiers before a gunshot is heard and Abu Aram appears on the ground.
In 2020, Israeli has demolished the homes of more than 900 Palestinians in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, according to the Israeli rights group B’Tselem.
The Palestinians claim the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, with a capital in east Jerusalem, for a future state. They say the growing settler population, approaching 500,000 in the West Bank, has made it increasingly difficult to achieve their dream of independence.
Palestinians say Israeli gunshot in the neck paralyzed man
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Palestinians say Israeli gunshot in the neck paralyzed man
- Witnesses said the incident was triggered when Israeli forces tried to stop Palestinians building a house in a village in southern Hebron
- Israel prevents Palestinians from building houses on areas under its control in the West Bank without hard-to-obtain building permits
Yemen announces new government led by Al-Zindani, women return to the fold
- The reshuffle also marks the return of women to Yemen’s cabinet for the first time since 2015
ADEN: Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad Al-Alimi issued a decree on Friday to form a new government, appointing Shayea Mohsen Al-Zindani as prime minister, who will also serve as minister of foreign affairs and expatriate affairs.
Republican Decree No. 3 of 2026, issued on Friday evening, sets out the new cabinet lineup, according to Yemen’s official news agency.
The decision comes days after Al-Zindani was tasked with forming the government and follows his proposal and approval by the Presidential Leadership Council, in line with the constitution and transitional framework, including the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative and its implementation mechanism.
The new government comprises 35 ministers across sovereign and service portfolios, including defense, interior, foreign affairs, finance and oil, as well as education, health, electricity, water and transport, alongside several ministers of state.
The reshuffle also marks the return of women to Yemen’s cabinet for the first time since 2015.
Afrah Al-Zuba was appointed minister of planning and international cooperation, Judge Ishraq Al-Maqtari as minister of legal affairs, and Ahed Jaasous as minister of state for women’s affairs, ending nearly a decade of women’s absence from executive roles.
