Medics: Teenager shot near Gaza crossing

Ma'an - Israeli forces shot a teenage boy in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday afternoon.

Wa’el Al-Kafarna, 16, was moderately injured by a gunshot wound to the right leg, medics told Ma'an.

Al-Kafarna was walking near the Erez crossing when a soldier opened fire, medics at Kamal Udwan Hospital said.

An Israeli military spokesman confirmed that one person was shot in the same general area.

"Earlier today, an IDF [Israeli army] force identified two suspects approaching the security fence in the northern Gaza Strip," the official told Ma'an. The force fired warning shots at the suspects, and when the latter failed to halt, the force fired at the suspects lower body part, identifying one hit."

There were no reports of injury among Israel's forces, the spokesman added.