Israel–Palestine–Lebanon
Ramallah: Israeli forces storm Palestine Medical Complex courtyard, deploy snipers; child and youth shot in city raid
- Location
- Palestine Medical Complex / central Ramallah
- Actors
- Israel
- Importance
- Standard
WAFA reported on 13 October 2026 that Israeli forces stormed the courtyard of the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, deployed snipers at entrances and blocked access, while also raiding central Ramallah (Legislative Council Roundabout), Al-Bireh, Al-Tireh and Sarda. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said a 14-year-old was shot in the upper thigh with live ammunition and a young man was seriously wounded; journalist Firas Lutfi (Sky News Arabia) was hit by a tear-gas canister. Forces also raided Al-Haq/Addameer premises and seized equipment.
- Injuries: Best 2 · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Israeli forces storm Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, deploy snipers; child and youth shot · 14-year-old shot in thigh and a seriously wounded young man per MoH via WAFA; tear-gas inhalation 'dozens' not counted as a combined total.
Verification: unverified
Evidence: Israeli forces storm Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, deploy snipers; child and youth shot
Official Palestinian WAFA / MoH; Israeli confirmation not in materials reviewed.
- Israeli forces storm Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, deploy snipers; child and youth shotWAFA · news report · supports · Published 13 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC · Retrieved 13 Oct 2026, 14:03 UTC
Classification
Military · Armed attack · Atomic
Tags: al_bireh · medical_complex · raid · ramallah · west_bank
Participants
- Israel · Initiator · Evidence: Israeli forces storm Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, deploy snipers; child and youth shot · Israeli occupation forces per WAFA.
Location methodology
Palestine Medical Complex / central Ramallah · within 2 km · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Israeli forces storm Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, deploy snipers; child and youth shot
Claims
- WAFA said Israeli forces stormed the Palestine Medical Complex courtyard with snipers and that a child and a young man were shot during the Ramallah-area raid. · Attributed to WAFA · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Israeli forces storm Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, deploy snipers; child and youth shot
Review and provenance
Revision 1 · First published 13 Oct 2026, 14:06 UTC · Current revision 13 Oct 2026, 14:06 UTC · Change: Initial