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Israeli forces shot, injured Palestinian man in west bank

Monday, 11 January 2016 3:33 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 11 January 2016 3:34 AM ]

Israeli security forces scuffle with a Palestinian protester and a boy outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. AFP

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

Israeli forces have shot and injured a Palestinian man in the occupied west bank. Earlier on Sunday, Israeli troops opened fire on two Palestinians east of Bethlehem. Red Crescent personnel said the Palestinians were injured in the leg.
Saudi Arabia's fighter jets have killed at least one person and injured several others in the Yemeni city of Ta'izz. Earlier on Sunday, Saudi warplanes pounded several provinces including Ma'rib and Sa'ada. Riyadh’s months-long aggression has left over 74-hundred people dead.
International medical group, Doctors Without Borders or M-S-F, has strongly condemned an attack on a clinic it runs in northern Yemen. MSF's director of operation says the attack in Sa'ada province is unjustifiable. Yemeni sources have spoken of a Saudi airstrike on the MSF-run clinic that has killed 5 people.
Protesters in the eastern Saudi city of Awamiyah stage yet another rally to condemn the execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheik Nimr al-Nimr. Saudi Arabia's action has triggered outrage among Muslims worldwide since last Saturday. The cleric was convicted of terror-related charged.
The foreign ministers of Arab League states, except Lebanon, have denounced what they called Iran’s interference in Arab states’ affairs. At a press conference after the organization’s emergency meeting in Egypt, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir accused Iran of supporting QUOTE terrorism, sectarianism and violence.
In Spain's Catalonia region, lawmakers have elected Carles Puigdemont as the new leader to succeed Artur Mas who stepped aside to avoid new elections. Puigdemont has pledged to press ahead with a drive to secede from Spain. Spain’s prime minister has warned against such moves.
The Ukrainian army says two of its servicemen have been killed in the restive Donbas area. Army officials say their positions there came under attack on nearly 30 occasions over the past day. Pro-Russians say two of their fighters have been killed in the clashes as well.

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