An Irish man has claimed he was shot by an Israeli soldier whilst filming a protest in the West Bank.

Tommy Donnellan is an activist for the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign. 

He traveled to the village of Nabi Saleh last month, where Palestinians stage protests every Friday against Israeli occupation.

Donnellan who was shot in the arm by a rubber-coated steel bullet was not seriously injured.

He says he was hit before but believes that the shooting yesterday was targeted: