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| 1 dead, 170 injured as IDF clashes with #GreatReturnMarch protesters – Pal. health ministry | 1 dead, 170 injured as IDF clashes with #GreatReturnMarch protesters – Pal. health ministry |
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| Protesters have gathered along the Gaza border as the ‘Great March of Return’ demonstrations enter a fifth week. Some 35 Palestinians, including two journalists, have been killed and thousands injured since the protests began. | Protesters have gathered along the Gaza border as the ‘Great March of Return’ demonstrations enter a fifth week. Some 35 Palestinians, including two journalists, have been killed and thousands injured since the protests began. |
| One protester was killed by an Israeli sniper near the Gaza fence, in Friday’s protest, the Palestinian Ministry of Health told local media. The deceased was named as 29 year-old Abdel-Salam Bakr. Some 170 people have been injured, with at least 45 wounded by lsraeli live fire, according to figures released by the ministry. | |
| Footage shared by the Palestinian Press Agency shows youths lying on the ground near a security fence with leg and foot wounds. Another clip shows a group of Palestinian protesters throwing stones at tanks along the border. | |
| The IDF has issued a statement on Twitter claiming more than 10,000 Palestinians have taken part in riots, threatening the security fence. “In response, IDF troops have used riot dispersal means & have fired in accordance with the rules of engagement,” the forces said. | |
| Three journalists are among the injured, according to Hind Khoudary, an RT contributor based in Gaza. Four paramedics were injured at a camp in Al-Burayj in the Gaza Strip when Israeli soldiers fired tear gas, targeting a medical point there, Khoudary said. | Three journalists are among the injured, according to Hind Khoudary, an RT contributor based in Gaza. Four paramedics were injured at a camp in Al-Burayj in the Gaza Strip when Israeli soldiers fired tear gas, targeting a medical point there, Khoudary said. |
| The rallies, which kicked off on March 30, are expected to continue until the anniversary of the creation of the State of Israel on May 15. The day, known as Nakba, which literally means “catastrophe,” marks the 1948 exodus of around 700,000 Palestinians, who fled or were expelled from their homes during the Arab-Israeli War. | The rallies, which kicked off on March 30, are expected to continue until the anniversary of the creation of the State of Israel on May 15. The day, known as Nakba, which literally means “catastrophe,” marks the 1948 exodus of around 700,000 Palestinians, who fled or were expelled from their homes during the Arab-Israeli War. |
| Last week, some 3,000 protesters took part in demonstrations in which four Palestinians were killed. Of the 150 people who reported injuries, 63 were hit by live ammunition, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society. | Last week, some 3,000 protesters took part in demonstrations in which four Palestinians were killed. Of the 150 people who reported injuries, 63 were hit by live ammunition, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society. |
| International medical group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said the injuries sustained by those hit by live ammunition have been unusually severe. “Half of the more than 500 patients we have admitted in our clinics have injuries where the bullet has literally destroyed tissue after having pulverized the bone,” said Marie-Elisabeth Ingres, the organization’s head of mission in the Palestinian territories. | International medical group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said the injuries sustained by those hit by live ammunition have been unusually severe. “Half of the more than 500 patients we have admitted in our clinics have injuries where the bullet has literally destroyed tissue after having pulverized the bone,” said Marie-Elisabeth Ingres, the organization’s head of mission in the Palestinian territories. |
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