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Israelis shoot dead 'mentally ill' woman near Gaza barrier | Israelis shoot dead 'mentally ill' woman near Gaza barrier |
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The Israeli military have shot dead a Palestinian woman who locals say was mentally ill, near the Gaza-Israel security barrier. | The Israeli military have shot dead a Palestinian woman who locals say was mentally ill, near the Gaza-Israel security barrier. |
The area near the border is declared a no-go zone by Israel. | The area near the border is declared a no-go zone by Israel. |
The incident happened near the southern city of Khan Younis, late on Friday. | The incident happened near the southern city of Khan Younis, late on Friday. |
Israel says it maintains the buffer zone to prevent attacks by militants. There have been numerous shootings of Palestinians who breach the area in spite of warnings. | |
The Israeli military said the woman was part of a group that ignored orders to leave the area, at which point they fired at the legs of the group, hitting one. | |
Gaza authorities and the woman's neighbours said Amna Qdaih suffered from mental illness and they did not know why she was near the fence. | Gaza authorities and the woman's neighbours said Amna Qdaih suffered from mental illness and they did not know why she was near the fence. |
Ms Qdaih's body was found and transferred to a hospital early on Saturday. Local authorities claimed she was hit by several bullets. | Ms Qdaih's body was found and transferred to a hospital early on Saturday. Local authorities claimed she was hit by several bullets. |
On Friday the Israeli military said one of its aircraft had struck a site in Gaza used to launch rockets into Israel. No casualties were reported. | On Friday the Israeli military said one of its aircraft had struck a site in Gaza used to launch rockets into Israel. No casualties were reported. |
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