29 mar 2019
A number of Palestinian citizens were injured on Friday when the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) opened fire at peaceful protesters demonstrating in the Great March of Return on Gaza border.
The Ministry of Health said that 10 Palestinians were injured by IOF gunfire east of the Gaza Strip.
A mass demonstration is set to be launched along the border between the Gaza Strip and the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories on Saturday, 30 March, to mark the anniversary of the Great March of Return after a year in which the Israeli occupation army have shot thousands of protesters.
The anniversary comes at a time of heightened tensions between the Israeli occupation and Palestinian resistance groups in the Gaza Strip.
The Ministry of Health said that 10 Palestinians were injured by IOF gunfire east of the Gaza Strip.
A mass demonstration is set to be launched along the border between the Gaza Strip and the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories on Saturday, 30 March, to mark the anniversary of the Great March of Return after a year in which the Israeli occupation army have shot thousands of protesters.
The anniversary comes at a time of heightened tensions between the Israeli occupation and Palestinian resistance groups in the Gaza Strip.
Two Palestinians were moderately injured by Israeli gunfire Friday at protests on the eastern border of the Gaza Strip.
The protests were smaller than the usual weekly protests have been, as Palestinians in Gaza gear up for major protests on Saturday to commemorate the 43rd Palestinian Land Day.
It was Land Day 2018 that sparked the weekly protest movement known as the Great March of Return, which has taken place every week since March 30, 2018, and has resulted in the deaths of nearly 200 Palestinian protesters shot by Israeli sharpshooters, and the serious injuries of more than 11,000, according to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights.
Friday’s protests took place in four locations along the eastern border of Gaza, with Israeli tanks and troops lined up on the other side of the border.
The troops and tanks have been amassing there since Monday, apparently planning for a land invasion of Gaza to accompany the airstrikes that have been ongoing all week, and have destroyed at least thirty buildings, including high rise apartment and office buildings.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, two Palestinians were moderately wounded in their legs with live gunfire from Israeli snipers. The injuries took place at the protest east of Jabaliya, in the northern part of the West Bank.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from all over Gaza are expected to participate in the Land Day protests on Saturday, and Palestinian leaders have urged the Israeli military to show restraint and to stop their practice of indiscriminately firing live ammunition toward the unarmed protesters, as they have done every week since the protests began one year ago.
The protests were smaller than the usual weekly protests have been, as Palestinians in Gaza gear up for major protests on Saturday to commemorate the 43rd Palestinian Land Day.
It was Land Day 2018 that sparked the weekly protest movement known as the Great March of Return, which has taken place every week since March 30, 2018, and has resulted in the deaths of nearly 200 Palestinian protesters shot by Israeli sharpshooters, and the serious injuries of more than 11,000, according to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights.
Friday’s protests took place in four locations along the eastern border of Gaza, with Israeli tanks and troops lined up on the other side of the border.
The troops and tanks have been amassing there since Monday, apparently planning for a land invasion of Gaza to accompany the airstrikes that have been ongoing all week, and have destroyed at least thirty buildings, including high rise apartment and office buildings.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, two Palestinians were moderately wounded in their legs with live gunfire from Israeli snipers. The injuries took place at the protest east of Jabaliya, in the northern part of the West Bank.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from all over Gaza are expected to participate in the Land Day protests on Saturday, and Palestinian leaders have urged the Israeli military to show restraint and to stop their practice of indiscriminately firing live ammunition toward the unarmed protesters, as they have done every week since the protests began one year ago.
Israeli forces suppressed the weekly Kafr Qaddum march in the northern occupied West Bank district of Qalqiliya, on Friday, commemorating the 43rd anniversary of Land Day and in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.
Coordinator of the local popular committee in the village, Murad Ishteiwi, said that Israeli forces attacked protesters using fired rubber-coated bullets and tear-gas bombs.
Palestinian youths responded by throwing rocks and empty bottles.
No injuries nor detentions were reported.
Ishteiwi added that hundreds of locals took part in the march that was called for by the Fatah movement in commemoration of Land Day and in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.
Residents of Kafr Qaddum stage regular protests against land confiscations as well as the closure of the village's southern road by Israeli forces. The road is the main route to the nearby city of Nablus, the nearest economic center.
The Israeli Prison Services (IPS) has recently imposed strict restrictions on dozens of Palestinian Hamas-affiliated prisoners, accusing them of taking part in the recent developments inside Israeli prisons.
Ninety Palestinian prisoners held at section 3 of the Negev prison, in southern Israel, were handcuffed to their beds overnight last Monday, following raids in different sections of the prison that left hundreds of Palestinian prisoners injured after Hamas-affiliated prisoners stabbed two Israeli prison guards.
Coordinator of the local popular committee in the village, Murad Ishteiwi, said that Israeli forces attacked protesters using fired rubber-coated bullets and tear-gas bombs.
Palestinian youths responded by throwing rocks and empty bottles.
No injuries nor detentions were reported.
Ishteiwi added that hundreds of locals took part in the march that was called for by the Fatah movement in commemoration of Land Day and in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.
Residents of Kafr Qaddum stage regular protests against land confiscations as well as the closure of the village's southern road by Israeli forces. The road is the main route to the nearby city of Nablus, the nearest economic center.
The Israeli Prison Services (IPS) has recently imposed strict restrictions on dozens of Palestinian Hamas-affiliated prisoners, accusing them of taking part in the recent developments inside Israeli prisons.
Ninety Palestinian prisoners held at section 3 of the Negev prison, in southern Israel, were handcuffed to their beds overnight last Monday, following raids in different sections of the prison that left hundreds of Palestinian prisoners injured after Hamas-affiliated prisoners stabbed two Israeli prison guards.
The Higher National Committee for Return and Breaking the Siege in Gaza called for an unprecedented millionth participation on Saturday, coinciding with the first anniversary the Return Marches.
In a press conference held on Monday, the commission said that it would not step back from land and sea marches until it achieves its goals, stressing that the Return Marches are a peaceful movement of the Palestinian people to restore their rights.
The first anniversary of the return marches will take place on 30th of March, coinciding with the annual anniversary of Land Day.
The commission member, Ahmed Al-Mudalal, called on Palestinians to join the rally by the millions, Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency reports.
“It will witness [a] million [in] Palestinian masses that will restore glory to our cause and strength of our people,” he said, calling on the national community to mobilize and participate in it.
He stressed, according to Al Ray, that the March of Return and Breaking Siege, with all available resources, will continue, explaining that “it emphasizes the unity of our people and the vitality of its cause, and will never stop until the achievement of its objectives in full.”
Since 30 March, 2018, Palestinian citizens have been holding demonstrations in “Return Camps”, in the eastern Gaza Strip’s five governorates, calling for the right of return and the breaking of the 13-year-old blockade.
Between 26 and 27 March 2019, Al-Haq, along with other Palestinian, regional and international organizations, sent letters to the diplomatic community in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), the UN Secretary-General and High Commissioner for Human Rights, calling on them to take action ahead of the one-year commemoration of the Great Return March, to ensure that Palestinians’ rights to life and to freedom of peaceful assembly are protected.
Since 30 March, 2018, the Israeli occupation forces have systematically and deliberately resorted to lethal and other excessive force to suppress the Great Return March in the occupied Gaza Strip, killing at least 197 Palestinians within the context of the demonstrations, including 42 children, eight persons with disabilities, three paramedics, and two journalists.
In addition, over 29,000 Palestinians have been injured, according to the World Health Organization, including over 6,500 by live ammunition, of whom more than 1,200 have been left with complex limb injuries requiring multiple surgeries and long-term follow up.
Last May, Al-Haq and other human rights organizations sent an open letter to the UN ahead of the 70th commemoration of the Palestinian Nakba, as part of the Great Return March. The UN failed to take action to prevent the brutal killings and massive suppression of peaceful demonstrators in the Gaza Strip on 14 May.
As large-scale civilian protests are expected to take place, once again, on and around 30 March 2019, Al-Haq urged “the international community to take meaningful action to prevent further unnecessary loss of life and injury by the Israeli occupying forces, which entails individual criminal responsibility, as found by the UN Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 OPT Protests.”
“In this context, Israel must be strictly reminded of its obligation under international human rights law not to resort to lethal and other excessive force against Palestinians participating in the “Great Return March”, and to ensure the protection, in particular, of individuals with special protected status under international law, including children, persons with disabilities, health workers, and journalists,” Al-Haq and other rights group said in a statement, according to WAFA.
In a press conference held on Monday, the commission said that it would not step back from land and sea marches until it achieves its goals, stressing that the Return Marches are a peaceful movement of the Palestinian people to restore their rights.
The first anniversary of the return marches will take place on 30th of March, coinciding with the annual anniversary of Land Day.
The commission member, Ahmed Al-Mudalal, called on Palestinians to join the rally by the millions, Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency reports.
“It will witness [a] million [in] Palestinian masses that will restore glory to our cause and strength of our people,” he said, calling on the national community to mobilize and participate in it.
He stressed, according to Al Ray, that the March of Return and Breaking Siege, with all available resources, will continue, explaining that “it emphasizes the unity of our people and the vitality of its cause, and will never stop until the achievement of its objectives in full.”
Since 30 March, 2018, Palestinian citizens have been holding demonstrations in “Return Camps”, in the eastern Gaza Strip’s five governorates, calling for the right of return and the breaking of the 13-year-old blockade.
Between 26 and 27 March 2019, Al-Haq, along with other Palestinian, regional and international organizations, sent letters to the diplomatic community in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), the UN Secretary-General and High Commissioner for Human Rights, calling on them to take action ahead of the one-year commemoration of the Great Return March, to ensure that Palestinians’ rights to life and to freedom of peaceful assembly are protected.
Since 30 March, 2018, the Israeli occupation forces have systematically and deliberately resorted to lethal and other excessive force to suppress the Great Return March in the occupied Gaza Strip, killing at least 197 Palestinians within the context of the demonstrations, including 42 children, eight persons with disabilities, three paramedics, and two journalists.
In addition, over 29,000 Palestinians have been injured, according to the World Health Organization, including over 6,500 by live ammunition, of whom more than 1,200 have been left with complex limb injuries requiring multiple surgeries and long-term follow up.
Last May, Al-Haq and other human rights organizations sent an open letter to the UN ahead of the 70th commemoration of the Palestinian Nakba, as part of the Great Return March. The UN failed to take action to prevent the brutal killings and massive suppression of peaceful demonstrators in the Gaza Strip on 14 May.
As large-scale civilian protests are expected to take place, once again, on and around 30 March 2019, Al-Haq urged “the international community to take meaningful action to prevent further unnecessary loss of life and injury by the Israeli occupying forces, which entails individual criminal responsibility, as found by the UN Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 OPT Protests.”
“In this context, Israel must be strictly reminded of its obligation under international human rights law not to resort to lethal and other excessive force against Palestinians participating in the “Great Return March”, and to ensure the protection, in particular, of individuals with special protected status under international law, including children, persons with disabilities, health workers, and journalists,” Al-Haq and other rights group said in a statement, according to WAFA.
Ola Awad, president of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), commemorated the upcoming anniversary of Land Day (March 30), by publishing a report on Thursday, demonstrating that Israeli theft of Palestinian land has persisted through the 43 years since it began.
On March 30, 1976, Palestinians inside Israel protested against the Israeli government announcement of the seizure of 21,000 dunams (5,189 acres) of Palestinian land. The Israeli police violently suppressed the demonstrations, killing 6 young Palestinians, and injuring and arresting many others.
Every year, Palestinian citizens of Israel, and Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza and abroad, commemorate Land Day with marches and remembrance.
Land Day 2019 coincides with the one year anniversary of the Great March of Return demonstrations in Gaza, where Palestinians are demanding their right to return to the land that is now known as Israel, as well as an end to the 12 year blockade imposed on Gaza by Israel and Egypt. During 2018, 312 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including 57 children and 3 women, with nearly 30,000 injured over the same period of time.
The total area of historical Palestine is 27, 000 square kilometres, 85% of which is under Israeli military control. Therefore only 15% of the ancestral land is available for indigenous Palestinians to cultivate their land. According to the report, an increase in settlement activity was seen over the course of 2018, with the Israeli occupation approving the construction of 9,384 new housing units, as well as the establishment of 9 new settlement outposts.
According to the PCBS report, 7,122 trees were uprooted in 2018, with over one million trees destroyed by the Israeli occupation forces between the years 2000 and 2019. More Israeli violations against the Palestinian people include home demolitions, forced displacement of communities, and families, not to mention the daily incursions by Israeli forces into countless neighbourhoods across the West Bank.
On March 30, 1976, Palestinians inside Israel protested against the Israeli government announcement of the seizure of 21,000 dunams (5,189 acres) of Palestinian land. The Israeli police violently suppressed the demonstrations, killing 6 young Palestinians, and injuring and arresting many others.
Every year, Palestinian citizens of Israel, and Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza and abroad, commemorate Land Day with marches and remembrance.
Land Day 2019 coincides with the one year anniversary of the Great March of Return demonstrations in Gaza, where Palestinians are demanding their right to return to the land that is now known as Israel, as well as an end to the 12 year blockade imposed on Gaza by Israel and Egypt. During 2018, 312 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including 57 children and 3 women, with nearly 30,000 injured over the same period of time.
The total area of historical Palestine is 27, 000 square kilometres, 85% of which is under Israeli military control. Therefore only 15% of the ancestral land is available for indigenous Palestinians to cultivate their land. According to the report, an increase in settlement activity was seen over the course of 2018, with the Israeli occupation approving the construction of 9,384 new housing units, as well as the establishment of 9 new settlement outposts.
According to the PCBS report, 7,122 trees were uprooted in 2018, with over one million trees destroyed by the Israeli occupation forces between the years 2000 and 2019. More Israeli violations against the Palestinian people include home demolitions, forced displacement of communities, and families, not to mention the daily incursions by Israeli forces into countless neighbourhoods across the West Bank.
Eleven Palestinians were injured with Israeli live fire, during night protests, in the central and northern Gaza Strip, on late Thursday.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed that five Palestinian protesters were injured east of Jabaliya, in northern Gaza, while another six were injured east of Gaza City, in central Gaza.
The ministry added that the 11 Palestinians suffered various injuries. However, their medical condition remained unknown.
Israeli forces repeatedly fired live ammunition and tear-gas bombs towards the large groups of protesters, as Palestinians ignite dozens of rubber tires on fire.
For several months, hundreds of Palestinian protesters, have been organizing, as well as participating in night protests, during which they set tires on fire and chant slogans through loud speakers, while marching towards the border with Israel. These protesters are also known as the "Night Confusion" unit.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed that five Palestinian protesters were injured east of Jabaliya, in northern Gaza, while another six were injured east of Gaza City, in central Gaza.
The ministry added that the 11 Palestinians suffered various injuries. However, their medical condition remained unknown.
Israeli forces repeatedly fired live ammunition and tear-gas bombs towards the large groups of protesters, as Palestinians ignite dozens of rubber tires on fire.
For several months, hundreds of Palestinian protesters, have been organizing, as well as participating in night protests, during which they set tires on fire and chant slogans through loud speakers, while marching towards the border with Israel. These protesters are also known as the "Night Confusion" unit.
28 mar 2019
An Israeli military aircraft on Thursday evening targeted a group of Palestinian citizens in the northeast of the Gaza Strip and injured three of them.
A reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that an Israeli drone fired one missile at citizens in the east of Jabalia, causing injuries to three of them.
The wounded citizens were rushed to a hospital for medical assistance.
A spokesperson for the Israeli occupation army claimed the drone attacked Palestinians as they were intending to launch incendiary balloons from northern Gaza towards Israel.
A reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that an Israeli drone fired one missile at citizens in the east of Jabalia, causing injuries to three of them.
The wounded citizens were rushed to a hospital for medical assistance.
A spokesperson for the Israeli occupation army claimed the drone attacked Palestinians as they were intending to launch incendiary balloons from northern Gaza towards Israel.
The Israeli government authorized even more troops and weaponry to be deployed to the Gaza-Israel border on Wednesday evening, as Palestinians in Gaza prepare for the one-year anniversary of the weekly protest movement known as the ‘Great March of Return’ on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Egyptian officials crossed the Erez border crossing from Israel into Gaza to work on negotiating a truce. Palestinian officials from every major faction have repeatedly stated their desire for a truce, but the Israeli government has not responded to the overtures for peace.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyya, whose office was bombed into rubble on Monday night by Israeli bombs dropped by F16 fighter jets, made his first public appearance since the attack, on Wednesday evening. He said that the Palestinian resistance had made clear their intentions for peace, and that “The Occupying Power [Israel] has heard the message.” Now, he said, it is up to Israel to decide if they will go the way of war or peace.
The Egyptian officials are scheduled to be in Gaza overnight until Thursday. Israeli bombings, drone strikes, sound bombs and other weapons continue to be dropped on the Gaza Strip by the Israeli airforce.
The negotiators are from the Egyptian General Intelligence Service. They are said to have met with Israeli officials on Monday night, and had claimed at that time that a ceasefire was imminent – but Israeli bombardment continued without abatement through Tuesday and continuing into Wednesday.
On Friday, the weekly non-violent protest at the border between Gaza and Israel is scheduled to take place, and then on Saturday, Palestinians across Gaza, the West Bank and around the world will commemorate Palestinian Land Day with massive protests against Israeli land confiscation, imprisonment of the Gaza Strip and illegal and wanton use of military force against civilian populations.
Palestinian Land Day marks the anniversary of a non-violent protest in 1976, following the Israeli government’s seizure of thousands of acres of Palestinian land to annex for the Jewish state.
At that time, protests against the land confiscation were also met by deadly force imposed by the Israeli police, who killed six unarmed Palestinian protesters.
Since the Great March of Return began on March 30th, 2019, over 240 Palestinians have been killed, and over 28,000 wounded by Israeli forces.
Meanwhile, Egyptian officials crossed the Erez border crossing from Israel into Gaza to work on negotiating a truce. Palestinian officials from every major faction have repeatedly stated their desire for a truce, but the Israeli government has not responded to the overtures for peace.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyya, whose office was bombed into rubble on Monday night by Israeli bombs dropped by F16 fighter jets, made his first public appearance since the attack, on Wednesday evening. He said that the Palestinian resistance had made clear their intentions for peace, and that “The Occupying Power [Israel] has heard the message.” Now, he said, it is up to Israel to decide if they will go the way of war or peace.
The Egyptian officials are scheduled to be in Gaza overnight until Thursday. Israeli bombings, drone strikes, sound bombs and other weapons continue to be dropped on the Gaza Strip by the Israeli airforce.
The negotiators are from the Egyptian General Intelligence Service. They are said to have met with Israeli officials on Monday night, and had claimed at that time that a ceasefire was imminent – but Israeli bombardment continued without abatement through Tuesday and continuing into Wednesday.
On Friday, the weekly non-violent protest at the border between Gaza and Israel is scheduled to take place, and then on Saturday, Palestinians across Gaza, the West Bank and around the world will commemorate Palestinian Land Day with massive protests against Israeli land confiscation, imprisonment of the Gaza Strip and illegal and wanton use of military force against civilian populations.
Palestinian Land Day marks the anniversary of a non-violent protest in 1976, following the Israeli government’s seizure of thousands of acres of Palestinian land to annex for the Jewish state.
At that time, protests against the land confiscation were also met by deadly force imposed by the Israeli police, who killed six unarmed Palestinian protesters.
Since the Great March of Return began on March 30th, 2019, over 240 Palestinians have been killed, and over 28,000 wounded by Israeli forces.
A Palestinian young man on Wednesday evening suffered a bullet injury during his participation in a nighttime protest staged in the east of Jabalia, north of the besieged Gaza Strip.
The health ministry in Gaza said that a young man was wounded by Israeli gunfire in east of Jabalia.
Many others also suffered from their exposure to tear gas fumes.
A group of Gazan young men last night managed to reach the security fence on the eastern border of Jabalia, where they set off fireworks, flashed laser beams at Israeli military posts and chanted national slogans.
In response, the Israeli occupation forces fired live ammunition and tear gas at the protesters.
The health ministry in Gaza said that a young man was wounded by Israeli gunfire in east of Jabalia.
Many others also suffered from their exposure to tear gas fumes.
A group of Gazan young men last night managed to reach the security fence on the eastern border of Jabalia, where they set off fireworks, flashed laser beams at Israeli military posts and chanted national slogans.
In response, the Israeli occupation forces fired live ammunition and tear gas at the protesters.
A Palestinian youth was injured on Wednesday evening after being shot by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) near Gaza border.
Eyewitnesses said that an IOF sniper shot a Palestinian youth in the leg east of al-Bureij refugee camp in the middle area of the Gaza Strip.
The injured young man was transferred to a local hospital for treatment and his injury was described as moderate.
Eyewitnesses said that an IOF sniper shot a Palestinian youth in the leg east of al-Bureij refugee camp in the middle area of the Gaza Strip.
The injured young man was transferred to a local hospital for treatment and his injury was described as moderate.
27 mar 2019
A Palestinian youth was shot and injured, by Israeli fire, to the east of al-Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, said medical sources.
An 18-year-old Palestinian was shot in the foot with a rubber-coated steel bullet after Israeli forces, stationed along the barbed-wire fence between Gaza and Israel, opened fire toward a group of Palestinians.
At least eight Palestinians were injured in the Israeli airstrikes on the Strip on Monday, according to WAFA.
An 18-year-old Palestinian was shot in the foot with a rubber-coated steel bullet after Israeli forces, stationed along the barbed-wire fence between Gaza and Israel, opened fire toward a group of Palestinians.
At least eight Palestinians were injured in the Israeli airstrikes on the Strip on Monday, according to WAFA.
25 mar 2019
Israeli soldiers injured, on Sunday evening, two Palestinians, and caused many others to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in several areas in the eastern parts of the besieged Gaza Strip.
Medical sources said the soldiers fired many live rounds at Palestinian protesters, wounding two, before they were rushed to a hospital.
The sources added that several Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and many others suffered cuts and bruises.
In addition, the army fired a tank shell into Palestinian lands east of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and another shell into an area east of Juhr ad-Deek, southeast of Gaza city, causing damage.
The army also caused damage to a Palestinian Red Crescent Ambulance after an Israeli tank shell landed and exploded near it while the medics were trying to reach wounded Palestinians, in northern Gaza.
Medical sources said the soldiers fired many live rounds at Palestinian protesters, wounding two, before they were rushed to a hospital.
The sources added that several Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, and many others suffered cuts and bruises.
In addition, the army fired a tank shell into Palestinian lands east of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and another shell into an area east of Juhr ad-Deek, southeast of Gaza city, causing damage.
The army also caused damage to a Palestinian Red Crescent Ambulance after an Israeli tank shell landed and exploded near it while the medics were trying to reach wounded Palestinians, in northern Gaza.
24 mar 2019
Israeli warplanes have launched attacks against the positions of the Hamas resistance movement, in the Gaza Strip, amid weekly protests at the edge of the enclave, to assert the right of displaced Palestinians to return to their homeland.
The Israeli fighter jets targeted the positions of Hamas in the south of the Gaza Strip, early on Sunday, PNN reports.
Tel Aviv claimed that Palestinians had thrown “explosive devices” over the fence that separates Gaza from Israeli-occupied territory, late on Saturday, and that the airstrikes were in response to that alleged action.
It was not clear whether the strikes caused any damage or casualties.
Meanwhile, Gaza’s Health Ministry announced the death of a 24-year-old Palestinian man, Habeeb al-Masri, who had earlier sustained wounds in clashes with Israeli forces.
Two other Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire, in separate clashes, on Friday.
Gazans started protesting along the fence on March 30, 2018, demanding the right to return for those Palestinians driven out of their homeland by Israeli aggression and calling for a halt to Israel’s blockade of the enclave.
At least 258 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire, in Gaza, since the weekly protests began.
Earlier on Friday, the United Nations Human Rights Council denounced Israel’s use of “unlawful lethal and other excessive force” against unarmed Gaza protesters.
Following the UN condemnation of Israel, Hamas called on the international community to take practical measures to stop the Israeli aggression.
The Israeli fighter jets targeted the positions of Hamas in the south of the Gaza Strip, early on Sunday, PNN reports.
Tel Aviv claimed that Palestinians had thrown “explosive devices” over the fence that separates Gaza from Israeli-occupied territory, late on Saturday, and that the airstrikes were in response to that alleged action.
It was not clear whether the strikes caused any damage or casualties.
Meanwhile, Gaza’s Health Ministry announced the death of a 24-year-old Palestinian man, Habeeb al-Masri, who had earlier sustained wounds in clashes with Israeli forces.
Two other Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire, in separate clashes, on Friday.
Gazans started protesting along the fence on March 30, 2018, demanding the right to return for those Palestinians driven out of their homeland by Israeli aggression and calling for a halt to Israel’s blockade of the enclave.
At least 258 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire, in Gaza, since the weekly protests began.
Earlier on Friday, the United Nations Human Rights Council denounced Israel’s use of “unlawful lethal and other excessive force” against unarmed Gaza protesters.
Following the UN condemnation of Israel, Hamas called on the international community to take practical measures to stop the Israeli aggression.
At least three Palestinian protesters were injured and dozens suffered from their exposure to tear gas fumes during renewed nighttime rallies on Saturday in border areas east of the besieged Gaza Strip.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that dozens of young men flocked in the evening to the March of Return camps in the east of Gaza and participated in the night protests.
They added that Israeli soldiers intensively fired live ammunition and tear gas grenades at the protesters, injuring three of them in the east of Jabalia, Rafah and Khan Younis.
The protesters torched tires, used loudspeakers to play national songs and sirens, and flashed laser beams at soldiers behind the border fences.
Organizers say such night rallies are aimed at creating confusion among Israeli forces on the border and pressuring Israel to lift its blockade on Gaza.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that dozens of young men flocked in the evening to the March of Return camps in the east of Gaza and participated in the night protests.
They added that Israeli soldiers intensively fired live ammunition and tear gas grenades at the protesters, injuring three of them in the east of Jabalia, Rafah and Khan Younis.
The protesters torched tires, used loudspeakers to play national songs and sirens, and flashed laser beams at soldiers behind the border fences.
Organizers say such night rallies are aimed at creating confusion among Israeli forces on the border and pressuring Israel to lift its blockade on Gaza.
Habeeb al-Masri, 24
The Palestinian Health Ministry in the besieged Gaza Strip has reported, on Sunday at dawn, that a young man died from serious wounds he suffered, on Saturday at night, after Israeli soldiers shot him in the northern part of the coastal region.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, has reported that the Palestinian has been identified as Habeeb al-Masri, 24.
He added that the Palestinian was shot during a protest near the perimeter fence, east of Beit Hanoun in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, after the soldiers targeted many protesters with live fire, rubber-coated steel bullets and high-velocity gas bombs.
The Palestinian suffered a very serious injury after a soldier shot him with a live round in the chest, and was rushed to the Indonesian Hospital, in Jabalia, before he was moved to the Shifa Medical Center in Gaza city, due to the seriousness of his wounds.
Dr. al-Qedra said that, despite all efforts to save his life, the Palestinian succumbed to his wounds at dawn, Sunday. The soldiers also injured at least two other Palestinians with live fire and caused many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Also at dawn, Israeli army drones fired missiles into several areas, east of Rafah, in southern Gaza, and east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza, causing damage.
The army claimed that the sirens were sounded in the Eshkol Regional Council of Settlements and added that some protesters flew flammable balloons which apparently exploded even before flying over the perimeter fence.
The Palestinian Health Ministry in the besieged Gaza Strip has reported, on Sunday at dawn, that a young man died from serious wounds he suffered, on Saturday at night, after Israeli soldiers shot him in the northern part of the coastal region.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, has reported that the Palestinian has been identified as Habeeb al-Masri, 24.
He added that the Palestinian was shot during a protest near the perimeter fence, east of Beit Hanoun in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, after the soldiers targeted many protesters with live fire, rubber-coated steel bullets and high-velocity gas bombs.
The Palestinian suffered a very serious injury after a soldier shot him with a live round in the chest, and was rushed to the Indonesian Hospital, in Jabalia, before he was moved to the Shifa Medical Center in Gaza city, due to the seriousness of his wounds.
Dr. al-Qedra said that, despite all efforts to save his life, the Palestinian succumbed to his wounds at dawn, Sunday. The soldiers also injured at least two other Palestinians with live fire and caused many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Also at dawn, Israeli army drones fired missiles into several areas, east of Rafah, in southern Gaza, and east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza, causing damage.
The army claimed that the sirens were sounded in the Eshkol Regional Council of Settlements and added that some protesters flew flammable balloons which apparently exploded even before flying over the perimeter fence.
Israeli soldiers injured, on Saturday evening, several Palestinians, including one who suffered life-threatening wounds, during protests across the eastern parts of the besieged and improvised Gaza Strip.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot four Palestinians with live fire, east of Jabalia in northern Gaza Strip, and east of al-Boreij, in central Gaza, and added that one of the wounded Palestinians suffered life-threatening wounds.
They also said that several Palestinians suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation, east of Rafah, in southern Gaza strip, and received the needed medical attention.
Also Saturday, The Israeli Airforce fired a missile at a motorcycle carrying three Palestinians, injuring all three.
On Friday, Israeli forces killed two Palestinian civilians, identified as Nidal ‘Abdel Karim Ahmed Shatat, 29, and Jihad Munir Khaled Hararah, 24, and wounded more than 180 during protests at the Gaza-Israel border.
Also on Friday, Israeli navy ships fired live rounds at Palestinian fishing boats off the Gaza Coast, wounding three fishermen.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot four Palestinians with live fire, east of Jabalia in northern Gaza Strip, and east of al-Boreij, in central Gaza, and added that one of the wounded Palestinians suffered life-threatening wounds.
They also said that several Palestinians suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation, east of Rafah, in southern Gaza strip, and received the needed medical attention.
Also Saturday, The Israeli Airforce fired a missile at a motorcycle carrying three Palestinians, injuring all three.
On Friday, Israeli forces killed two Palestinian civilians, identified as Nidal ‘Abdel Karim Ahmed Shatat, 29, and Jihad Munir Khaled Hararah, 24, and wounded more than 180 during protests at the Gaza-Israel border.
Also on Friday, Israeli navy ships fired live rounds at Palestinian fishing boats off the Gaza Coast, wounding three fishermen.
