[IsraelTimes] Army says troops responded to 'main instigators' in a riot near Bethlehem after being targeted by rocks and Molotov cocktailsTen Paleostinians were maimed, two critically, in confrontations with Israeli soldiers in the Deheishe refugee camp south of Bethlehem on Thursday morning, according to the Paleostinian Health Ministry.
The Israel army said it was responding to violent attacks by rioters.
According to the Paleostinian Health Ministry, seven of the injured were hit by live fire and three by rubber-coated bullets.
One of the critically injured men was shot in the back, near the spine, and the other was shot in the thigh, puncturing an artery and causing severe bleeding, the ministry said.
The injured were transferred to a hospital in nearby Beit Jala for treatment, according to the ministry.
"During IDF activity in the Deheishe refugee camp, violent riots were instigated as rioters threw Molotov cocktails and rocks at the troops. In response to the immediate threat, IDF troops used riot dispersal means and fired toward the main instigators," an IDF spokesperson said.