9 july 2018
Fishing off Gaza coast to be limited; no imports or exports except humanitarian supplies on case-by-case basis; Hamas slams 'new crime against humanity'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel will close the Kerem Shalom border crossing with Gaza over the airborne firebombs being sent into Israel in recent weeks.
"In agreement with the defense minister, we will act with a heavy hand against the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip," Netanyahu said.
Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum called the step "a new crime against humanity" that are against international law and human rights.
This was not the only step Israel is taking to counter the threat, Netanyahu said, but refused to elaborate. "As for Gaza, I've already told you that I have no intention to prematurely announce all of the steps we are taking," the prime minister told Likud lawmakers. "There will be other steps which I won't detail."
In recent weeks Israeli fields and forests near the Gaza border have been set ablaze by incendiary kites and helium-filled balloons launched from the Strip. Some balloons carried small explosive devices in a new tactic.
Israel has accused Hamas of stoking violence in an attempt to deflect domestic opinion from Gaza's energy shortages and faltering economy.
Kerem Shalom is the only crossing for goods into the Gaza Strip. There are two other crossings whose use is limited. The Erez crossing is used for people only. The Rafah crossing, on the border with Egypt, opens from time to time to allow the passage of goods and construction materials.
The IDF spokesperson's office said in a statement that the crossing was being shut "in light of the continuation of arson terrorism and other terror attempts" lead by Hamas, and that the step had been recommended to Netanyahu by the IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot.
The crossing would be shut to all good but humanitarian supplies such as food and medicine, the IDF said, adding that such supplies would be allowed into Gaza only on the basis of case-by-case approval by the government's coordinator for the terroritories.
"There shall be no import or export of any goods to and from the Gaza Strip," the statement said.
Gaza fishermen would also be limited to fishing just six nautical miles out to sea, rather than nine miles as had been permitted for the season until Monday, the IDF said.
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said he had ordered stiffer measures taken at all the crossings.
"They are burning grasslands and fields on a daily basis," Lieberman said, adding that the entire land area that had been torched thus far by burning kites and other incendiary devices was roughly equal to the land areas of Israeli cities such as Netanya and Rehovoth.
"We do not intend to take this and continue on in this fashion. I suggest that they first of all straighten out and stop the provocations along the fence and the fires," Lieberman said.
"In the coming days we will make it more difficult at all the crossings. This cannot go on like this. I have ordered the IDF to take some steps and they shall see that this cannot o on unilaterally," he added.
Mohammed Abu Jiyab, an expert on the Gaza economy and editor of a magazine on the subject said the closure of Kerem Shalom "will lead to the collapse of an economy already in crisis, bankrupt many businesses in the strip, and cost a loss of jobs that will worsen unemployment and seriously hurt the service sector."
On Thursday some 750 acres (3,000 dunams) of brush in the Negev's Gerar Riverbed were set alight as a reslt of either a burning kite or balloon sent from Gaza. There were seven other fires in the Shaar Hanegev region. Fires also erupted in several spots in the Gaza border region as well, including at Beeri and Kissufim.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel will close the Kerem Shalom border crossing with Gaza over the airborne firebombs being sent into Israel in recent weeks.
"In agreement with the defense minister, we will act with a heavy hand against the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip," Netanyahu said.
Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum called the step "a new crime against humanity" that are against international law and human rights.
This was not the only step Israel is taking to counter the threat, Netanyahu said, but refused to elaborate. "As for Gaza, I've already told you that I have no intention to prematurely announce all of the steps we are taking," the prime minister told Likud lawmakers. "There will be other steps which I won't detail."
In recent weeks Israeli fields and forests near the Gaza border have been set ablaze by incendiary kites and helium-filled balloons launched from the Strip. Some balloons carried small explosive devices in a new tactic.
Israel has accused Hamas of stoking violence in an attempt to deflect domestic opinion from Gaza's energy shortages and faltering economy.
Kerem Shalom is the only crossing for goods into the Gaza Strip. There are two other crossings whose use is limited. The Erez crossing is used for people only. The Rafah crossing, on the border with Egypt, opens from time to time to allow the passage of goods and construction materials.
The IDF spokesperson's office said in a statement that the crossing was being shut "in light of the continuation of arson terrorism and other terror attempts" lead by Hamas, and that the step had been recommended to Netanyahu by the IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot.
The crossing would be shut to all good but humanitarian supplies such as food and medicine, the IDF said, adding that such supplies would be allowed into Gaza only on the basis of case-by-case approval by the government's coordinator for the terroritories.
"There shall be no import or export of any goods to and from the Gaza Strip," the statement said.
Gaza fishermen would also be limited to fishing just six nautical miles out to sea, rather than nine miles as had been permitted for the season until Monday, the IDF said.
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said he had ordered stiffer measures taken at all the crossings.
"They are burning grasslands and fields on a daily basis," Lieberman said, adding that the entire land area that had been torched thus far by burning kites and other incendiary devices was roughly equal to the land areas of Israeli cities such as Netanya and Rehovoth.
"We do not intend to take this and continue on in this fashion. I suggest that they first of all straighten out and stop the provocations along the fence and the fires," Lieberman said.
"In the coming days we will make it more difficult at all the crossings. This cannot go on like this. I have ordered the IDF to take some steps and they shall see that this cannot o on unilaterally," he added.
Mohammed Abu Jiyab, an expert on the Gaza economy and editor of a magazine on the subject said the closure of Kerem Shalom "will lead to the collapse of an economy already in crisis, bankrupt many businesses in the strip, and cost a loss of jobs that will worsen unemployment and seriously hurt the service sector."
On Thursday some 750 acres (3,000 dunams) of brush in the Negev's Gerar Riverbed were set alight as a reslt of either a burning kite or balloon sent from Gaza. There were seven other fires in the Shaar Hanegev region. Fires also erupted in several spots in the Gaza border region as well, including at Beeri and Kissufim.
Several incendiary balloons flown from the Gaza Strip on Sunday caused fires in seven different locations in Israeli settlements near the border fence with the besieged Gaza Strip.
According to Hebrew-speaking sources, balloons flown from Gaza caused 30 fires in seven Israeli locations near the border.
Yediot Ahronot newspaper said wildfires broke out in Zikim.
Israeli firefighters rushed to the different locations to put out the raging fires.
Sometime earlier, Hebrew-speaking sources said fires triggered by incendiary balloons from Gaza inflicted heavy damage, estimated at $2.5 million.
Kites also led to the destruction of 5,000 dunums of agricultural fields along with agricultural equipment over the past three months.
Incendiary kites and balloons have been launched into Israeli communities bordering the Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the Great March of Return protests, launched on March 30 at the Gaza border to call for Palestinians’ right of return to their motherland.
According to Hebrew-speaking sources, balloons flown from Gaza caused 30 fires in seven Israeli locations near the border.
Yediot Ahronot newspaper said wildfires broke out in Zikim.
Israeli firefighters rushed to the different locations to put out the raging fires.
Sometime earlier, Hebrew-speaking sources said fires triggered by incendiary balloons from Gaza inflicted heavy damage, estimated at $2.5 million.
Kites also led to the destruction of 5,000 dunums of agricultural fields along with agricultural equipment over the past three months.
Incendiary kites and balloons have been launched into Israeli communities bordering the Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the Great March of Return protests, launched on March 30 at the Gaza border to call for Palestinians’ right of return to their motherland.
7 july 2018
Several incendiary balloons flown from the Gaza Strip on Saturday caused fires in 17 different locations in Israeli settlements near the border fence with the besieged Gaza Strip.
According to Israel Radio, Israeli extinguishing teams rushed to fire locations near the border amid failure to put an end to the incendiary kites and balloons from Gaza.
The Hebrew Hadashot 24 News said fires triggered by incendiary balloons from Gaza broke out near an Israeli military base in "Eshkol", and in other locations between settlements of Sderot and Niram and in the area of Kissufim outpost.
According to Israel Radio, Israeli extinguishing teams rushed to fire locations near the border amid failure to put an end to the incendiary kites and balloons from Gaza.
The Hebrew Hadashot 24 News said fires triggered by incendiary balloons from Gaza broke out near an Israeli military base in "Eshkol", and in other locations between settlements of Sderot and Niram and in the area of Kissufim outpost.
Israel's former War Minister Moshe Ya'alon has said that fields in the Gaza Strip should be set ablaze in response to the fire kites and balloons sent from enclave into nearby Israeli settlements.
According to Maariv newspaper, Ya'alon said that the Israelis should pursue an "eye for an eye" policy in response to the fire kites sent over the border fence.
Regarding Israel's threats against Hamas, Ya'alon said that "these are empty threats" and that ultimatums, which are only talk, damage deterrence.
As for the solution in Gaza, Ya'alon added that the policy should be one that the Palestinians understand that they have their own autonomy.
"Hamas is not interested in the 1967 borders, but Tel Aviv, Ashkelon, and the right of return. We have to explain this to the world," said Ya'alon.
According to Maariv newspaper, Ya'alon said that the Israelis should pursue an "eye for an eye" policy in response to the fire kites sent over the border fence.
Regarding Israel's threats against Hamas, Ya'alon said that "these are empty threats" and that ultimatums, which are only talk, damage deterrence.
As for the solution in Gaza, Ya'alon added that the policy should be one that the Palestinians understand that they have their own autonomy.
"Hamas is not interested in the 1967 borders, but Tel Aviv, Ashkelon, and the right of return. We have to explain this to the world," said Ya'alon.
6 july 2018
Mohammad Abu Halima, 22
A Palestinian man was killed and hundreds of others were injured on Friday as Israeli occupation forces (IOF) quelled the participants of the 15th March of Return protest east of Gaza.
The Ministry of Health announced the death of Mohammad Abu Halima, 22, after being shot in his chest and the injury of 396 others, including paramedics, by Israeli live bullets and tear gas grenades. video
The PIC reporter said that thousands of Palestinians flocked on Friday to al-Awda camps to take part in the protest that was held under the theme “United for Failing the Deal of the Century and Ending the Siege”.
IOF soldiers showered the protesters with gunfire and tear gas canisters and directly targeted pressmen and medical crews, the PIC reporter added.
A Palestinian man was killed and hundreds of others were injured on Friday as Israeli occupation forces (IOF) quelled the participants of the 15th March of Return protest east of Gaza.
The Ministry of Health announced the death of Mohammad Abu Halima, 22, after being shot in his chest and the injury of 396 others, including paramedics, by Israeli live bullets and tear gas grenades. video
The PIC reporter said that thousands of Palestinians flocked on Friday to al-Awda camps to take part in the protest that was held under the theme “United for Failing the Deal of the Century and Ending the Siege”.
IOF soldiers showered the protesters with gunfire and tear gas canisters and directly targeted pressmen and medical crews, the PIC reporter added.
Several incendiary balloons flown from the Gaza Strip on Friday caused fires in seven different locations in Israeli settlements near the border fence with the besieged Gaza Strip.
According to Yediot Aharonot newspaper, 100 balloons flown from Gaza caused fires in seven Israeli locations near the border.
Hebrew-speaking sources said fires triggered by incendiary balloons from Gaza inflicted heavy damage, estimated at $2.5 million.
Kites also led to the destruction of 5,000 dunums of agricultural fields along with agricultural equipment over the past three months. video
Incendiary kites and balloons have been launched into Israeli communities bordering the Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the Great March of Return protests, launched on March 30 at the Gaza border to call for Palestinians’ right of return to their motherland.
According to Yediot Aharonot newspaper, 100 balloons flown from Gaza caused fires in seven Israeli locations near the border.
Hebrew-speaking sources said fires triggered by incendiary balloons from Gaza inflicted heavy damage, estimated at $2.5 million.
Kites also led to the destruction of 5,000 dunums of agricultural fields along with agricultural equipment over the past three months. video
Incendiary kites and balloons have been launched into Israeli communities bordering the Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the Great March of Return protests, launched on March 30 at the Gaza border to call for Palestinians’ right of return to their motherland.
5 july 2018
An Israeli drone fired, Thursday, a missile at a Palestinian motorcycle east of Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, causing damage.
Media sources in Gaza said the motorcycle, which was apparently parked, was destroyed by the missile, and added that the Israeli attack did not lead to any casualties.
As the Palestinians continue to hold the processions of the “Great Return March,” in several parts of the Gaza Strip, demanding independence and their internationally-guaranteed Right Of Return, the Israeli army continues to carry out frequent attacks against them.
Media sources in Gaza said the motorcycle, which was apparently parked, was destroyed by the missile, and added that the Israeli attack did not lead to any casualties.
As the Palestinians continue to hold the processions of the “Great Return March,” in several parts of the Gaza Strip, demanding independence and their internationally-guaranteed Right Of Return, the Israeli army continues to carry out frequent attacks against them.
Mahmoud Majed Gharabli, 16
The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported, on Wednesday evening, that a teen died from serious wounds he suffered on May 14th, after Israeli soldiers shot him during the Great Return March in Gaza.
The Ministry said the teen, Mahmoud Majed Gharabli, 16, was shot by an Israeli army sniper east of Gaza city.
The teen was shot in the head and remained in a serious condition until he succumbed to his wounds on July 4th.
On the same day of his injury, the soldiers killed sixty Palestinians, and injured 2700, including 27 who suffered very serious wounds, 59 serious injuries, 735 moderate wounds, and 882 suffered light wounds. Several Palestinians died from their critical injuries days, or weeks, after the being shot.
772 of the wounded Palestinians were shot with live rounds, three with rubber-coated steel bullets, 91 with shrapnel, 100 cuts and bruises and 737 suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
65 of the wounded were shot in the head and neck, 116 in their arms, 48 in the chest and back, 651 in the lower extremities, 52 in several parts of their bodies and 737 suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
Mohammad’s death brings the number of Palestinians, who were killed in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the Great Return March on March 30th, to 136, including 17 children and two women, as confirmed by the Health Ministry in Gaza.
It also said that the soldiers injured 15501 Palestinians, including 7270 who were treated in field trauma stabilization units, and 8221 who were moved to hospitals.
Among the injured are 2525 children, 1158 women, in addition to 375 who suffered severe wounds, 3819 moderate wounds, and 4027 minor injuries.
The Ministry said Israeli soldiers shot 4024 Palestinians with live ammunition, 428 with rubber-coated steel bullets, 1497 suffered severe effects of gas inhalation, and 2273 suffered various cuts and bruises.
588 of the wounded were injured in the head and neck, 340 in the chest and back, 370 in the abdomen and pelvis, 1011 in the upper limbs, 4161 in the lower limbs, and 1606 in other parts of their bodies.
It also said that 55 Palestinians suffered amputations in their lower limbs, 1 in the upper limb, and 6 suffered amputations of fingers.
The Israeli army also killed two Palestinian medics, identified as Razan Ashraf Najjar, 22, and Mousa Jaber Abu Hassanein, 36, injured 318 others with live bullets and gas bombs, and caused damage to 45 ambulances.
In addition, the soldiers killed two journalists, identified as Yasser Mortaja, 31, and Ahmad Mohammad Abu Hussein, 25.
The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported, on Wednesday evening, that a teen died from serious wounds he suffered on May 14th, after Israeli soldiers shot him during the Great Return March in Gaza.
The Ministry said the teen, Mahmoud Majed Gharabli, 16, was shot by an Israeli army sniper east of Gaza city.
The teen was shot in the head and remained in a serious condition until he succumbed to his wounds on July 4th.
On the same day of his injury, the soldiers killed sixty Palestinians, and injured 2700, including 27 who suffered very serious wounds, 59 serious injuries, 735 moderate wounds, and 882 suffered light wounds. Several Palestinians died from their critical injuries days, or weeks, after the being shot.
772 of the wounded Palestinians were shot with live rounds, three with rubber-coated steel bullets, 91 with shrapnel, 100 cuts and bruises and 737 suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
65 of the wounded were shot in the head and neck, 116 in their arms, 48 in the chest and back, 651 in the lower extremities, 52 in several parts of their bodies and 737 suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
Mohammad’s death brings the number of Palestinians, who were killed in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the Great Return March on March 30th, to 136, including 17 children and two women, as confirmed by the Health Ministry in Gaza.
It also said that the soldiers injured 15501 Palestinians, including 7270 who were treated in field trauma stabilization units, and 8221 who were moved to hospitals.
Among the injured are 2525 children, 1158 women, in addition to 375 who suffered severe wounds, 3819 moderate wounds, and 4027 minor injuries.
The Ministry said Israeli soldiers shot 4024 Palestinians with live ammunition, 428 with rubber-coated steel bullets, 1497 suffered severe effects of gas inhalation, and 2273 suffered various cuts and bruises.
588 of the wounded were injured in the head and neck, 340 in the chest and back, 370 in the abdomen and pelvis, 1011 in the upper limbs, 4161 in the lower limbs, and 1606 in other parts of their bodies.
It also said that 55 Palestinians suffered amputations in their lower limbs, 1 in the upper limb, and 6 suffered amputations of fingers.
The Israeli army also killed two Palestinian medics, identified as Razan Ashraf Najjar, 22, and Mousa Jaber Abu Hassanein, 36, injured 318 others with live bullets and gas bombs, and caused damage to 45 ambulances.
In addition, the soldiers killed two journalists, identified as Yasser Mortaja, 31, and Ahmad Mohammad Abu Hussein, 25.
4 july 2018
A statistical report issued by the Ministry of Health showed that 144 Palestinians have been killed and 15,501 others have been injured since March 30, due to Israeli quelling of the Great March of Return ongoing protests.
The report pointed out that 7270 of the injured were treated in the field, while 8221 others received treatment in hospitals.
The ministry said that among the martyrs were 17 children, 2 woman, 2 journalists, 2 medics and 3 disabled, in addition to another 9 martyrs whose bodies are still detained by Israeli occupation authorities.
Amongst the wounded were 375 serious injuries including 2536 children, 1160 women, 318 paramedics and 175 pressmen in addition to the damage that partially affected over 45 ambulances.
Some 4024 injuries resulted from live bullets, 428 of rubber bullets, 1497 of severe tear gas suffocation and 2273 of other causes.
The injuries were distributed to 588 in the head and neck, 340 in the chest and back, 370 in the abdomen and pelvic area, 1011 in the upper parts of the body, and 4161 in the lower parts in addition to 1606 in other different parts of the body.
The ministry pointed out that the injuries also included 55 amputation cases with 44 in the lower limbs, 1 in the upper limb, and 6 in fingers.
The report pointed out that 7270 of the injured were treated in the field, while 8221 others received treatment in hospitals.
The ministry said that among the martyrs were 17 children, 2 woman, 2 journalists, 2 medics and 3 disabled, in addition to another 9 martyrs whose bodies are still detained by Israeli occupation authorities.
Amongst the wounded were 375 serious injuries including 2536 children, 1160 women, 318 paramedics and 175 pressmen in addition to the damage that partially affected over 45 ambulances.
Some 4024 injuries resulted from live bullets, 428 of rubber bullets, 1497 of severe tear gas suffocation and 2273 of other causes.
The injuries were distributed to 588 in the head and neck, 340 in the chest and back, 370 in the abdomen and pelvic area, 1011 in the upper parts of the body, and 4161 in the lower parts in addition to 1606 in other different parts of the body.
The ministry pointed out that the injuries also included 55 amputation cases with 44 in the lower limbs, 1 in the upper limb, and 6 in fingers.
2 july 2018
Khalid Samir Shehdah Abdul ‘Aal 18
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday announced that they killed a Palestinian, detained his body, and arrested two others near the border fence east of Rafah city, south of the Gaza Strip.
A spokesman for the Israeli occupation army said in a statement that a group of Palestinian youths crossed the border fence east of Rafah, armed with Molotov cocktails, and attempted to burn an abandoned Israeli military post.
The IOF tracked the youths and opened fire at them, according to the spokesman. One was killed and two others were arrested, one of whom was seriously injured.
A local source told the PIC reporter that the IOF stationed at the border fence opened fire at a group of Palestinian youths whose fate remained unknown.
The source added that the IOF soldiers advanced into eastern Rafah and kidnapped the injured youths.
Gaza's Ministry of Health announced that ambulance crews were able to save a 16-year-old Palestinian shot in the shoulder and transfer him to Yousef al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah city.
Israeli Army Kills A Palestinian, Injures Three, Then Abducts Two Of Them
Israeli soldiers killed, on Monday evening, at least one Palestinian, and injured three others, including two who were then abducted by the soldiers after being injured, and one teenager who was rushed to a Palestinian hospital in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli news agency Haaretz reports that the four young men were trying to cross the border into Israel when the Israeli army spotted them and began shooting.
But video footage of the incident published by Quds News shows that the soldiers had invaded the Gaza Strip and were well within Palestinian territory when they grabbed the young men and dragged them across to their military base.
The disturbing footage shows the soldiers pulling one young man who is lying motionless on the ground, picking him up by arms and legs and dropping him repeatedly as they drag him across the stony ground. It is unclear whether the young man was alive or dead at the time.
Although the Israeli military claimed that the young men were “armed with fireworks”, no evidence was presented to back this claim.
The army also alleged that the soldiers “heard shots being fired at them,” but there has been no confirmation for his claim.
Only one of the wounded Palestinians, a 16 year old child, managed to escape the army’s attempt to abduct him, and was rushed to Abu Yousef Najjar Hospital, in Rafah, suffering a gunshot wound to his shoulder.
The three other Palestinians were taken by the soldiers who invaded the Palestinian lands, near the border fence, and took them away.
A Palestinian medic said the Palestinians (as confirmed by the video footage) did not cross the fence, and that he and his colleagues were only twenty meters away from the wounded Palestinians.
“We tried to provide aid to the wounded Palestinians; we were just twenty meters away from them,” the medic said, “but the soldiers threatened to shoot us, and forced us away.”
It is worth mentioning that some media outlets have reported that two of the young Palestinians were killed, while others report that one was killed.
Because the Israeli military is holding three of them, the extent of their wounds is unknown, and it is unclear whether one or two of them are dead.
The Israeli army claimed that the Palestinians were carrying cutters and flammable materials, and “were attempting to set fire to a vacant Israeli military sniper post along the border fence.
The Israeli army issued a statement holding the Hamas movement in Gaza fully responsible for “all attempts to cross the border fence and attack military installations.”
So far, the names of the Palestinians, including the deceased, remain unknown as they, except the wounded teen who was rushed to a Palestinian hospital, have been captured by the army.
Update
According to PCHR’s investigation, at approximately 15:30 on the same day, Israeli forces stationed behind the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel adjacent to the Return camp, east of al-Shawkah village, east of Rafah, and fired live bullets at 4 civilians, including a child, who crossed the border fence and set fire to snipers’ site used by the Israeli soldiers to open fire at the protestors.
As a result, the child was hit with a live bullet to the upper limbs, but he was able to flee back to the Gaza Strip territories. An Israeli force detained 3 young men and announced later the death of one of them and the injury of another. The Israeli soldiers crossed the border fence and moved about 300 meters into the Gaza Strip lands and pulled the 3 young men into Israel.
The Israeli forces’ spokesperson Avijaa Adraei announced through his Twitter page that a military force opened fire at 4 saboteurs from the Gaza Strip who crossed the security fence into Israel while carrying Incendiary materials and Scissors for wires as they attempted to set fire into an empty site for Israeli snipers in the southern Gaza Strip.
The shooting and chase of the young men by the Israeli forces resulted in the death of one of them and the injury of another who was arrested along with the third young man. The killed was identified as Khalid Samir Shehdah Abdul ‘Aal (18) and the wounded civilian is Mohammed Ehsan ‘Oudah al-Natour (21), who was wounded to the abdomen and the lower limbs. Mohammed’s health condition is stable and he is under arrest along with Wasim Omer Mousa Abu Jazar (18), all of them from Rafah.
These 3 young men’s families received these information from the Palestinian Ministry of Civil Affairs (Palestinian Civil Liaison) on Tuesday afternoon, 03 July 2018, without explaining the fate of the young man’s dead body.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday announced that they killed a Palestinian, detained his body, and arrested two others near the border fence east of Rafah city, south of the Gaza Strip.
A spokesman for the Israeli occupation army said in a statement that a group of Palestinian youths crossed the border fence east of Rafah, armed with Molotov cocktails, and attempted to burn an abandoned Israeli military post.
The IOF tracked the youths and opened fire at them, according to the spokesman. One was killed and two others were arrested, one of whom was seriously injured.
A local source told the PIC reporter that the IOF stationed at the border fence opened fire at a group of Palestinian youths whose fate remained unknown.
The source added that the IOF soldiers advanced into eastern Rafah and kidnapped the injured youths.
Gaza's Ministry of Health announced that ambulance crews were able to save a 16-year-old Palestinian shot in the shoulder and transfer him to Yousef al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah city.
Israeli Army Kills A Palestinian, Injures Three, Then Abducts Two Of Them
Israeli soldiers killed, on Monday evening, at least one Palestinian, and injured three others, including two who were then abducted by the soldiers after being injured, and one teenager who was rushed to a Palestinian hospital in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli news agency Haaretz reports that the four young men were trying to cross the border into Israel when the Israeli army spotted them and began shooting.
But video footage of the incident published by Quds News shows that the soldiers had invaded the Gaza Strip and were well within Palestinian territory when they grabbed the young men and dragged them across to their military base.
The disturbing footage shows the soldiers pulling one young man who is lying motionless on the ground, picking him up by arms and legs and dropping him repeatedly as they drag him across the stony ground. It is unclear whether the young man was alive or dead at the time.
Although the Israeli military claimed that the young men were “armed with fireworks”, no evidence was presented to back this claim.
The army also alleged that the soldiers “heard shots being fired at them,” but there has been no confirmation for his claim.
Only one of the wounded Palestinians, a 16 year old child, managed to escape the army’s attempt to abduct him, and was rushed to Abu Yousef Najjar Hospital, in Rafah, suffering a gunshot wound to his shoulder.
The three other Palestinians were taken by the soldiers who invaded the Palestinian lands, near the border fence, and took them away.
A Palestinian medic said the Palestinians (as confirmed by the video footage) did not cross the fence, and that he and his colleagues were only twenty meters away from the wounded Palestinians.
“We tried to provide aid to the wounded Palestinians; we were just twenty meters away from them,” the medic said, “but the soldiers threatened to shoot us, and forced us away.”
It is worth mentioning that some media outlets have reported that two of the young Palestinians were killed, while others report that one was killed.
Because the Israeli military is holding three of them, the extent of their wounds is unknown, and it is unclear whether one or two of them are dead.
The Israeli army claimed that the Palestinians were carrying cutters and flammable materials, and “were attempting to set fire to a vacant Israeli military sniper post along the border fence.
The Israeli army issued a statement holding the Hamas movement in Gaza fully responsible for “all attempts to cross the border fence and attack military installations.”
So far, the names of the Palestinians, including the deceased, remain unknown as they, except the wounded teen who was rushed to a Palestinian hospital, have been captured by the army.
Update
- In an excessive use of lethal force, Israeli forces killed a Palestinian and wounded 2 others, including a child, in the evening while they attempted to sneak into the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel in the southern Gaza Strip and return to the Gaza Strip. The Israeli forces could have used less deadly force and arrested the civilians as they were unarmed and did not pose any danger to the soldiers’ lives.
According to PCHR’s investigation, at approximately 15:30 on the same day, Israeli forces stationed behind the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel adjacent to the Return camp, east of al-Shawkah village, east of Rafah, and fired live bullets at 4 civilians, including a child, who crossed the border fence and set fire to snipers’ site used by the Israeli soldiers to open fire at the protestors.
As a result, the child was hit with a live bullet to the upper limbs, but he was able to flee back to the Gaza Strip territories. An Israeli force detained 3 young men and announced later the death of one of them and the injury of another. The Israeli soldiers crossed the border fence and moved about 300 meters into the Gaza Strip lands and pulled the 3 young men into Israel.
The Israeli forces’ spokesperson Avijaa Adraei announced through his Twitter page that a military force opened fire at 4 saboteurs from the Gaza Strip who crossed the security fence into Israel while carrying Incendiary materials and Scissors for wires as they attempted to set fire into an empty site for Israeli snipers in the southern Gaza Strip.
The shooting and chase of the young men by the Israeli forces resulted in the death of one of them and the injury of another who was arrested along with the third young man. The killed was identified as Khalid Samir Shehdah Abdul ‘Aal (18) and the wounded civilian is Mohammed Ehsan ‘Oudah al-Natour (21), who was wounded to the abdomen and the lower limbs. Mohammed’s health condition is stable and he is under arrest along with Wasim Omer Mousa Abu Jazar (18), all of them from Rafah.
These 3 young men’s families received these information from the Palestinian Ministry of Civil Affairs (Palestinian Civil Liaison) on Tuesday afternoon, 03 July 2018, without explaining the fate of the young man’s dead body.
Fires broke out on Monday in several locations in the Eshkol settlement council following incendiary balloons allegedly flown from the Gaza Strip into Israeli-occupied territory.
Firefighting crews have reportedly been working at the scene to rein in the fires, Ynet News reported.
On Sunday 45 fires broke out at Israeli settlements near the Gaza border as a result of incendiary balloons and kites flown from Gaza.
Facing a wave of airborne incendiary attacks from the Gaza Strip, Israel has deployed a sky spotter that can detect fire-starting balloons and kites in the sky, track their progress, and then direct firefighters to their landing spots, enabling them to more rapidly extinguish the flames and reduce damage.
Since March 30, Palestinian anti-occupation protesters in the blockaded Gaza Strip have launched hundreds of kites and helium balloons bearing flammable materials, sparking near-daily fires that have burned thousands of acres of land in southern Israel.
Firefighting crews have reportedly been working at the scene to rein in the fires, Ynet News reported.
On Sunday 45 fires broke out at Israeli settlements near the Gaza border as a result of incendiary balloons and kites flown from Gaza.
Facing a wave of airborne incendiary attacks from the Gaza Strip, Israel has deployed a sky spotter that can detect fire-starting balloons and kites in the sky, track their progress, and then direct firefighters to their landing spots, enabling them to more rapidly extinguish the flames and reduce damage.
Since March 30, Palestinian anti-occupation protesters in the blockaded Gaza Strip have launched hundreds of kites and helium balloons bearing flammable materials, sparking near-daily fires that have burned thousands of acres of land in southern Israel.
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