1 nov 2019
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144 Palestinian civilians, including 53 children, 3 women, 2 paramedics and a journalist, were shot and injured by Israeli occupation forces’ (IOF) fire against peaceful protestors at the 81st Great March of Return (GMR), this Friday, 01 November 2019.
The increased number of injuries in this week’s GMR protest reflects an escalation in IOF use of excessive force, as 73 civilians sustained live-bullet-injuries – including 4 in critical condition- in addition to other injuries by rubber bullets and tear gas canisters mainly in protesters’ upper bodies. Today’s protest was titled “Down with the Balfour Declaration” as it coincided with its 102nd anniversary. The Balfour Declaration was made by former British Foreign Affairs Secretary Arthur Balfour declaring “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.” Large crowds |
participated in the protest, as thousands of civilians joined across the 5 GMR encampments raising the Palestinian flag and chanting.
The protests lasted from 14:00 to 18:30 and involved speeches and folklore performances. Hundreds of civilians protested at varied distances from the Gaza border with Israel, where some protestors set tires attempted to throw stones, Molotov Cocktails and firecrackers at IOF, who responded with live and rubber bullets as well as tear gas canisters.
Since the outbreak of GMR on 30 March 2018, PCHR documented 214 civilian killings by IOF, including 46 children, 2 women, 9 persons with disabilities, 4 paramedics and 2 journalists. Additionally, IOF shot and injured 14,599 civilians, including 3,646 children, 386 women, 252 paramedics and 218 journalists, noting that many sustained multiple injuries on separate occasions.
The following is a summary of today’s events along the Gaza Strip border:
Northern Gaza Strip:
IOF shot and injured 47 civilians, including 20 children, 2 women and a paramedic: 24 with live bullets and shrapnel; 19 with rubber bullets; and 4 were hit with tear gas canisters. Shady Fayez Awadallah Awadallah (33), a paramedic, was shot with a rubber bullet in his right leg. Also, Moath Mohammed Mohammed Abu-Amira (25) was shot in the head with a live bullet; he is in extremely critical condition.
Gaza City:
IOF shot and injured 12 civilians, including 3 children: 7 with live bullets and shrapnel and 5 with rubber bullets.
Central Gaza Strip:
IOF shot and injured 13 civilians, including 5 children and a woman: 8 with live bullets, 3 with rubber bullets, and 2 were hit with tear gas canisters.
Khan Younis:
IOF shot and injured 33 civilians, including 13 children and a paramedic: 7 shot with live bullets. In addition, many civilians suffocated due to tear gas inhalation; they received treatment on the spot. A few protestors set tires on fire adjacent to the border fence. Sami Moussa Abu-Moustafa (35), a paramedic, sustained a rubber-bullet-wound to his left hand. Abu-Moustafa volunteers with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS); IOF targeted a PRCS ambulance with rubber bullets, shattering its windshield with no injuries.
Rafah:
IOF shot and injured 39 civilians, including 10 children and a journalist; three injuries were deemed critical: 27 with live bullet and shrapnel, 8 with rubber bullets and 4 were hit with tear gas canisters. Abdulrahman Mohammed Deeb al-Khatib (42), a freelance journalist, sustained a rubber-bullet wound to his right arm. Ahmed Jum’a al-Lolahy (20) and Mohammed Saleh Ahmed Abu-Jarbou’ (20) were shot in their lower extremities with live bullets, and Mahmoud Abdulrahman Ramadan Abu-Taim (18) sustained a live bullet to the head; all three are in critical condition.
The protests lasted from 14:00 to 18:30 and involved speeches and folklore performances. Hundreds of civilians protested at varied distances from the Gaza border with Israel, where some protestors set tires attempted to throw stones, Molotov Cocktails and firecrackers at IOF, who responded with live and rubber bullets as well as tear gas canisters.
Since the outbreak of GMR on 30 March 2018, PCHR documented 214 civilian killings by IOF, including 46 children, 2 women, 9 persons with disabilities, 4 paramedics and 2 journalists. Additionally, IOF shot and injured 14,599 civilians, including 3,646 children, 386 women, 252 paramedics and 218 journalists, noting that many sustained multiple injuries on separate occasions.
The following is a summary of today’s events along the Gaza Strip border:
Northern Gaza Strip:
IOF shot and injured 47 civilians, including 20 children, 2 women and a paramedic: 24 with live bullets and shrapnel; 19 with rubber bullets; and 4 were hit with tear gas canisters. Shady Fayez Awadallah Awadallah (33), a paramedic, was shot with a rubber bullet in his right leg. Also, Moath Mohammed Mohammed Abu-Amira (25) was shot in the head with a live bullet; he is in extremely critical condition.
Gaza City:
IOF shot and injured 12 civilians, including 3 children: 7 with live bullets and shrapnel and 5 with rubber bullets.
Central Gaza Strip:
IOF shot and injured 13 civilians, including 5 children and a woman: 8 with live bullets, 3 with rubber bullets, and 2 were hit with tear gas canisters.
Khan Younis:
IOF shot and injured 33 civilians, including 13 children and a paramedic: 7 shot with live bullets. In addition, many civilians suffocated due to tear gas inhalation; they received treatment on the spot. A few protestors set tires on fire adjacent to the border fence. Sami Moussa Abu-Moustafa (35), a paramedic, sustained a rubber-bullet-wound to his left hand. Abu-Moustafa volunteers with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS); IOF targeted a PRCS ambulance with rubber bullets, shattering its windshield with no injuries.
Rafah:
IOF shot and injured 39 civilians, including 10 children and a journalist; three injuries were deemed critical: 27 with live bullet and shrapnel, 8 with rubber bullets and 4 were hit with tear gas canisters. Abdulrahman Mohammed Deeb al-Khatib (42), a freelance journalist, sustained a rubber-bullet wound to his right arm. Ahmed Jum’a al-Lolahy (20) and Mohammed Saleh Ahmed Abu-Jarbou’ (20) were shot in their lower extremities with live bullets, and Mahmoud Abdulrahman Ramadan Abu-Taim (18) sustained a live bullet to the head; all three are in critical condition.
31 oct 2019
An Israeli soldier was sentenced on Monday to a month of community service for killing a Palestinian child during a Great Return March protest in the occupied Gaza Strip.
The Middle East Monitor reported that the soldier – whose name has been banned from publication – was convicted by a military court in relation to the death of 14-year-old Othman Hilles, who was shot during a demonstration on 13 July 2018.
It is the first conviction in connection to the huge number of casualties among Great Return March demonstrators, with Israeli forces shooting more than 7,000 with live fire since March 2018.
Despite Hilles being shot while unarmed and posing no threat to Israeli soldiers, the soldier was only convicted of “disobeying an order leading to a threat to life or health”, as opposed to manslaughter. The military court sentenced the soldier to one month community service, as well as a demotion.
The shooting of Hilles was captured on film, likely a factor in the soldier being brought to trial at all. This is the first conviction of an Israeli soldier for killing a Palestinian unarmed demonstrator in Gaza – although there have been more than 200 Palestinian civilians killed in the past two years of demonstrations.
According to the Times of Israel, the soldier – a sniper from the Givati Brigade – was not convicted of a more serious offense like manslaughter “as military prosecutors were unable to collect sufficient evidence connecting his gunshot to [the boy’s death]”.
The Israeli military spokesperson confirmed the conviction in a statement, saying that the soldier “fired at a Palestinian rioter who climbed the border fence…without obtaining permission from his commanders while not following the rules of engagement or the instructions given to him earlier”.
Euro-Med: Light Sentencing of Israeli Soldier is a ‘Green Light to More Violations’
The Israeli sharpshooter who killed an unarmed Palestinian teen in Gaza, was sentenced to 1 (one) month of community service, was described by Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med) as ‘a green light to more violations’.
Othman Rami Helles, 15, was shot in the torso, on the 13th of July 2018, during weekly Palestinian protests along the eastern Gaza-Israel perimeter fence.
This is the first time an Israeli soldier has been convicted by Israel of killing an unarmed Palestinian in the Great Return March protests. Hundreds of unarmed Palestinians, including journalists, paramedics, women and children, have been killed, maimed, or permanently disabled with direct orders from commanding officers.
The convicted soldier admitted to shooting the teenager without permission from his commanders, in violation of Israel’s own rules of engagement.
“Deviating from orders was likely the main reason for his indictment rather than the act of killing a non-violent protester,” said Euro-Med.
“While holding Israeli soldiers accountable for crimes perpetrated against Palestinians is a step in the right direction, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor finds the sentencing to be entirely disproportionate with the criminal act of killing an unarmed child protester, and may encourage other IDF soldiers to follow the lead of the incriminated sniper, knowing that the consequences are negligible and lenient,” Euro-Med said in its statement.
“A month of community service for the death of a person is not deterrent enough to stop the killings,” calling for greater sanctions on Israeli soldiers who unlawfully kill Palestinians.
“Israeli security forces operate with near impunity, facing few repercussions for abusive and illegal actions, such as beatings and killings. The Euro-Med Monitor is concerned that the court’s decision will encourage further killings and questions the impartiality of the Israeli judiciary,” it said.
“Euro-Med Monitor calls on the Israeli judiciary to exercise greater scrutiny of such cases and strive to uphold the rule of law.”
The Middle East Monitor reported that the soldier – whose name has been banned from publication – was convicted by a military court in relation to the death of 14-year-old Othman Hilles, who was shot during a demonstration on 13 July 2018.
It is the first conviction in connection to the huge number of casualties among Great Return March demonstrators, with Israeli forces shooting more than 7,000 with live fire since March 2018.
Despite Hilles being shot while unarmed and posing no threat to Israeli soldiers, the soldier was only convicted of “disobeying an order leading to a threat to life or health”, as opposed to manslaughter. The military court sentenced the soldier to one month community service, as well as a demotion.
The shooting of Hilles was captured on film, likely a factor in the soldier being brought to trial at all. This is the first conviction of an Israeli soldier for killing a Palestinian unarmed demonstrator in Gaza – although there have been more than 200 Palestinian civilians killed in the past two years of demonstrations.
According to the Times of Israel, the soldier – a sniper from the Givati Brigade – was not convicted of a more serious offense like manslaughter “as military prosecutors were unable to collect sufficient evidence connecting his gunshot to [the boy’s death]”.
The Israeli military spokesperson confirmed the conviction in a statement, saying that the soldier “fired at a Palestinian rioter who climbed the border fence…without obtaining permission from his commanders while not following the rules of engagement or the instructions given to him earlier”.
Euro-Med: Light Sentencing of Israeli Soldier is a ‘Green Light to More Violations’
The Israeli sharpshooter who killed an unarmed Palestinian teen in Gaza, was sentenced to 1 (one) month of community service, was described by Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med) as ‘a green light to more violations’.
Othman Rami Helles, 15, was shot in the torso, on the 13th of July 2018, during weekly Palestinian protests along the eastern Gaza-Israel perimeter fence.
This is the first time an Israeli soldier has been convicted by Israel of killing an unarmed Palestinian in the Great Return March protests. Hundreds of unarmed Palestinians, including journalists, paramedics, women and children, have been killed, maimed, or permanently disabled with direct orders from commanding officers.
The convicted soldier admitted to shooting the teenager without permission from his commanders, in violation of Israel’s own rules of engagement.
“Deviating from orders was likely the main reason for his indictment rather than the act of killing a non-violent protester,” said Euro-Med.
“While holding Israeli soldiers accountable for crimes perpetrated against Palestinians is a step in the right direction, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor finds the sentencing to be entirely disproportionate with the criminal act of killing an unarmed child protester, and may encourage other IDF soldiers to follow the lead of the incriminated sniper, knowing that the consequences are negligible and lenient,” Euro-Med said in its statement.
“A month of community service for the death of a person is not deterrent enough to stop the killings,” calling for greater sanctions on Israeli soldiers who unlawfully kill Palestinians.
“Israeli security forces operate with near impunity, facing few repercussions for abusive and illegal actions, such as beatings and killings. The Euro-Med Monitor is concerned that the court’s decision will encourage further killings and questions the impartiality of the Israeli judiciary,” it said.
“Euro-Med Monitor calls on the Israeli judiciary to exercise greater scrutiny of such cases and strive to uphold the rule of law.”
25 oct 2019
Ninety-five Palestinian civilians, including 43 children, a woman, 2 paramedics and a journalist, were shot and injured by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fire against peaceful protestors at the 80th Great March of Return (GMR), this Friday, 25 October 2019.
IOF continued to use excessive force against protestors, wounding 36 civilians with live bullets and shrapnel in addition to other injuries in the upper body due to direct targeting with rubber bullets and tear gas canisters.
Thousands of civilians took part in this week’s peaceful protests titled: “For our Prisoners in Israeli Jails and al-Aqsa Mosque,” and they raised the Palestinian flag and chanted national slogans.
The protests lasted from 15:00 to 18:30 and involved activities such as speeches and theatrical performances. Hundreds of civilians protested at varied distances from the border fence across the Gaza Strip, where some protestors set tires on fire and a few of them attempted to throw stones, Molotov Cocktails and firecrackers at the Israeli forces, who responded with excessive force.
According to PCHR’s documentation, the number of victims increased to 214 since the outbreak of the protests on 30 March 2018, including 46 children, 2 women, 9 persons with disabilities, 4 paramedics and 2 journalists. Additionally, 14,453 were wounded, including 3,592 children, 383 women, 250 paramedics and 216 journalists, noting that many of those injured had sustained multiple injuries on separate occasions.
The following is a summary of today’s events along the Gaza Strip border:
Northern Gaza Strip:
demonstrations took part adjacent to Abu Safiyah area protests, northeast of Jabalia, and in southeast of Beit Hanoun. Israeli forces’ attacks against protestors resulted in the injury of 43 civilians, including 20 children, a woman and a paramedic: 20 with live bullets and shrapnel, including 11 children; 14 with rubber bullets, including 5 children and a woman; and 9 were hit with tear gas canisters, including 4 children. Mohammed Abdul Hamid Tawfiq Deeb (24), a volunteer paramedic, was hit with a tear gas canister to the right leg. Israeli forces used a military vehicle that emits the sound of heavy gunfire to cause fear among the protestors.
Gaza City:
IOF shot and injured 10 civilians, including 7 children: 3 with live bullets and shrapnel and 7 with rubber bullets.
Central Gaza Strip:
the area witnessed several shows as hundreds of civilians participated in the engagement celebration of a journalist. Dozens gathered adjacent to the border fence at a range varying between 0 – 300 meters and raised the Palestinian flag. A few of them attempted to throw stones at Israeli forces. IOF shot and injured 11 civilians, including 4 children, a photojournalist: 4 with live bullets, 4 with rubber bullets, and 3 were hit with tear gas canisters. Mahmoud Khalid Mohammed Khattab (26), a journalist from Deir al-Balah, was shot with a rubber bullet to the left shoulder and he received medical treatment in the field.
Khan Younis:
IOF shot and injured 12 civilians, including 4 children, and they were transferred to hospitals: 6 shot with live bullets and shrapnel and 5 with rubber bullets. In addition, many civilians sustained superficial rubber bullet wounds and suffocated due to tear gas inhalation; they received treatment on the spot. A number of protestors set tires on fire adjacent to the border fence.
Rafah:
IOF shot and injured 19 civilians, including 8 children and a paramedic: 3 with live bullet and shrapnel, 10 with rubber bullets, and 6 were hit with tear gas canisters. Ibrahim Mazen Abu Telakh (21), a volunteer paramedic, was directly hit with a tear gas canister to the left shoulder.
IOF continued to use excessive force against protestors, wounding 36 civilians with live bullets and shrapnel in addition to other injuries in the upper body due to direct targeting with rubber bullets and tear gas canisters.
Thousands of civilians took part in this week’s peaceful protests titled: “For our Prisoners in Israeli Jails and al-Aqsa Mosque,” and they raised the Palestinian flag and chanted national slogans.
The protests lasted from 15:00 to 18:30 and involved activities such as speeches and theatrical performances. Hundreds of civilians protested at varied distances from the border fence across the Gaza Strip, where some protestors set tires on fire and a few of them attempted to throw stones, Molotov Cocktails and firecrackers at the Israeli forces, who responded with excessive force.
According to PCHR’s documentation, the number of victims increased to 214 since the outbreak of the protests on 30 March 2018, including 46 children, 2 women, 9 persons with disabilities, 4 paramedics and 2 journalists. Additionally, 14,453 were wounded, including 3,592 children, 383 women, 250 paramedics and 216 journalists, noting that many of those injured had sustained multiple injuries on separate occasions.
The following is a summary of today’s events along the Gaza Strip border:
Northern Gaza Strip:
demonstrations took part adjacent to Abu Safiyah area protests, northeast of Jabalia, and in southeast of Beit Hanoun. Israeli forces’ attacks against protestors resulted in the injury of 43 civilians, including 20 children, a woman and a paramedic: 20 with live bullets and shrapnel, including 11 children; 14 with rubber bullets, including 5 children and a woman; and 9 were hit with tear gas canisters, including 4 children. Mohammed Abdul Hamid Tawfiq Deeb (24), a volunteer paramedic, was hit with a tear gas canister to the right leg. Israeli forces used a military vehicle that emits the sound of heavy gunfire to cause fear among the protestors.
Gaza City:
IOF shot and injured 10 civilians, including 7 children: 3 with live bullets and shrapnel and 7 with rubber bullets.
Central Gaza Strip:
the area witnessed several shows as hundreds of civilians participated in the engagement celebration of a journalist. Dozens gathered adjacent to the border fence at a range varying between 0 – 300 meters and raised the Palestinian flag. A few of them attempted to throw stones at Israeli forces. IOF shot and injured 11 civilians, including 4 children, a photojournalist: 4 with live bullets, 4 with rubber bullets, and 3 were hit with tear gas canisters. Mahmoud Khalid Mohammed Khattab (26), a journalist from Deir al-Balah, was shot with a rubber bullet to the left shoulder and he received medical treatment in the field.
Khan Younis:
IOF shot and injured 12 civilians, including 4 children, and they were transferred to hospitals: 6 shot with live bullets and shrapnel and 5 with rubber bullets. In addition, many civilians sustained superficial rubber bullet wounds and suffocated due to tear gas inhalation; they received treatment on the spot. A number of protestors set tires on fire adjacent to the border fence.
Rafah:
IOF shot and injured 19 civilians, including 8 children and a paramedic: 3 with live bullet and shrapnel, 10 with rubber bullets, and 6 were hit with tear gas canisters. Ibrahim Mazen Abu Telakh (21), a volunteer paramedic, was directly hit with a tear gas canister to the left shoulder.
18 oct 2019
Ninety-seven Palestinian civilians, including 45 children and 2 women, were injured due to Israeli soldiers’ excessive use of force against peaceful protestors at the 79th Great March of Return, this Friday, 18 October 2019.
This week witnessed an increase in injuries, particularly children, comparing with last week; as well as Israeli soldiers’ ongoing use of excessive force against protesters. A young man sustained serious injuries and 35 others were shot with live bullets and their shrapnel in addition to other injuries in the upper body due to direct targeting with rubber bullets and tear gas canisters.
Hundreds of civilians took part in the Great March of Return (GRM) in the five encampments across the Gaza Strip.
Titled this week as “”No to Normalization with Israel,” the protests lasted from 15:00 to 19:00 and involved activities such as speeches and theatrical performances. Hundreds of civilians protested at varied distances from the border fence across the Gaza Strip, where some protestors attempted to throw stones, Molotov Cocktails and firecrackers at the Israeli forces, who responded with excessive force.
PCHR documented 214 killings by Israel since the outbreak of the protests on 30 March 2018, including 46 children, 2 women, 9 persons with disabilities, 4 paramedics and 2 journalists. Additionally, 14,355 were wounded, including 3,549 children, 382 women, 245 paramedics and 215 journalists, noting that many of those injured had sustained multiple injuries on separate occasions.
The following is a summary of today’s events along the Gaza Strip border:
Northern Gaza Strip: Israeli forces’ attacks against protestors resulted in the injury of 23 civilians, including 16 children: 6 were shot with live bullets and shrapnel; 13 were shot with rubber bullets; and 5 were hit with tear gas canisters.
Gaza City: Israeli forces’ attacks against protestors resulted in the injury of 23 civilians, including 10 children: 7 with live bullets and shrapnel; 11 with rubber bullets and 5 with teargas canisters.
Central Gaza Strip: Israeli shooting and firing teargas canisters at protestors resulted in the injury of 21 civilians, including 7 children and 2 women: 10 were shot with live bullets, 10 were hit with teargas canisters and 1 was shot with a rubber bullet.
Khan Younis: Israeli forces fired live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at the protestors; some of them burnt tires near the fence. As a result, 5 civilians, including 1 child, were wounded, and all of them were transferred to hospitals. Among those wounded, a civilian sustained shrapnel wounds, and 4 were shot with rubber bullets and hit with teargas canisters. In addition, many civilians sustained superficial rubber bullet wounds and suffocated due to tear gas inhalation; they received treatment on the spot.
Rafah: Israeli shooting and firing teargas canisters at protestors resulted in the injury 25 civilians, including 11 children and a young man sustaining serious wounds. Eleven of those wounded were shot with live bullets and shrapnel, 13 were shot with rubber bullets, and one was directly hit with a tear gas canister. The young man sustaining serious, Iyad Ibrahim Hussein Zanoun (24), was shot with a live bullet to the back.
73 Palestinians Wounded as Israeli Forces Attack Gaza Protests
Israeli forces assaulted protesters who gathered at a number of points along the Gaza-Israel border on Friday for the 79th weekly ‘March of Return’ calling for a return of Palestinian refugees to their homeland and an end to the Israeli siege of Gaza.
At least 31 of those injured on Friday were hit by live ammunition fired by Israeli snipers stationed in military observation towers on the Gaza-Israel border.
The rest were hit by rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas canisters, or suffered from severe tear gas inhalation.
According to the Palestinian Wafa News Agency, Israeli soldiers positioned in military towers and behind earth mounds along the eastern fence fired live bullets, rubber-coated metal bullets, and tear gas canisters at Palestinian civilians, who had flocked to the five communities where the events took place.
In addition, Israeli naval forces opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats near the al-Sudaniya area northwest of Gaza City, despite the fact that they were within the 6 mile zone allowed by the Israeli military (previously the zone was 20 miles).
The fishers were forced to abandon their boats and swim to shore, according to local sources. But no injuries were reported.
This week witnessed an increase in injuries, particularly children, comparing with last week; as well as Israeli soldiers’ ongoing use of excessive force against protesters. A young man sustained serious injuries and 35 others were shot with live bullets and their shrapnel in addition to other injuries in the upper body due to direct targeting with rubber bullets and tear gas canisters.
Hundreds of civilians took part in the Great March of Return (GRM) in the five encampments across the Gaza Strip.
Titled this week as “”No to Normalization with Israel,” the protests lasted from 15:00 to 19:00 and involved activities such as speeches and theatrical performances. Hundreds of civilians protested at varied distances from the border fence across the Gaza Strip, where some protestors attempted to throw stones, Molotov Cocktails and firecrackers at the Israeli forces, who responded with excessive force.
PCHR documented 214 killings by Israel since the outbreak of the protests on 30 March 2018, including 46 children, 2 women, 9 persons with disabilities, 4 paramedics and 2 journalists. Additionally, 14,355 were wounded, including 3,549 children, 382 women, 245 paramedics and 215 journalists, noting that many of those injured had sustained multiple injuries on separate occasions.
The following is a summary of today’s events along the Gaza Strip border:
Northern Gaza Strip: Israeli forces’ attacks against protestors resulted in the injury of 23 civilians, including 16 children: 6 were shot with live bullets and shrapnel; 13 were shot with rubber bullets; and 5 were hit with tear gas canisters.
Gaza City: Israeli forces’ attacks against protestors resulted in the injury of 23 civilians, including 10 children: 7 with live bullets and shrapnel; 11 with rubber bullets and 5 with teargas canisters.
Central Gaza Strip: Israeli shooting and firing teargas canisters at protestors resulted in the injury of 21 civilians, including 7 children and 2 women: 10 were shot with live bullets, 10 were hit with teargas canisters and 1 was shot with a rubber bullet.
Khan Younis: Israeli forces fired live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at the protestors; some of them burnt tires near the fence. As a result, 5 civilians, including 1 child, were wounded, and all of them were transferred to hospitals. Among those wounded, a civilian sustained shrapnel wounds, and 4 were shot with rubber bullets and hit with teargas canisters. In addition, many civilians sustained superficial rubber bullet wounds and suffocated due to tear gas inhalation; they received treatment on the spot.
Rafah: Israeli shooting and firing teargas canisters at protestors resulted in the injury 25 civilians, including 11 children and a young man sustaining serious wounds. Eleven of those wounded were shot with live bullets and shrapnel, 13 were shot with rubber bullets, and one was directly hit with a tear gas canister. The young man sustaining serious, Iyad Ibrahim Hussein Zanoun (24), was shot with a live bullet to the back.
73 Palestinians Wounded as Israeli Forces Attack Gaza Protests
Israeli forces assaulted protesters who gathered at a number of points along the Gaza-Israel border on Friday for the 79th weekly ‘March of Return’ calling for a return of Palestinian refugees to their homeland and an end to the Israeli siege of Gaza.
At least 31 of those injured on Friday were hit by live ammunition fired by Israeli snipers stationed in military observation towers on the Gaza-Israel border.
The rest were hit by rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas canisters, or suffered from severe tear gas inhalation.
According to the Palestinian Wafa News Agency, Israeli soldiers positioned in military towers and behind earth mounds along the eastern fence fired live bullets, rubber-coated metal bullets, and tear gas canisters at Palestinian civilians, who had flocked to the five communities where the events took place.
In addition, Israeli naval forces opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats near the al-Sudaniya area northwest of Gaza City, despite the fact that they were within the 6 mile zone allowed by the Israeli military (previously the zone was 20 miles).
The fishers were forced to abandon their boats and swim to shore, according to local sources. But no injuries were reported.
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