“Israeli” forces open fire on Palestinians in West Bank

Palestinians demonstrating against the "Israeli" apartheid wall, said "Israeli" forces resorted to force and used rifle fire against them during the rally on Friday, Yedioth Ahronoth reported.

The "sraeli"military also confirmed the use of Ruger rifles which has been deemed by military prosecutors as live fire.

Earlier this year, the rights group B'tselem appealed to the military prosecutor with a demand to ban the rifles.

Judge Advocate General Avi Mandelblit said in his response to the appeal that "the guidelines for use of this ammunition (Ruger rifles) are severe and parallel to those for the use of live ammunition."

"Israeli" forces had shot and killed a Palestinian and wounded four others during weekly demonstrations in June, reportedly using the rifles.