Palestinian protester killed, 22 others hurt as hundreds protest at Gaza border
Tehran (KNA) - A young Palestinian man has been killed by Israeli fire and another 22 sustained gunshot wounds as hundreds of people staged demonstrations in multiple spots along the border between the besieged Gaza Strip and Israeli-occupied territories for the 44th consecutive Friday.
The spokesman for the Gaza Ministry of Health, Ashraf al-Qidra, named the dead man as 25-year-old Ihab Atallah Hussein Abed, stating that he was fatally shot east of the border town of Rafah, located 30 kilometers south of Gaza City, during a "Great March of Return" protest rally.
He added that 22 civilians, including 14 children, were struck with live bullets while dozens of others suffered tear gas inhalation.
Qidra went on to say that Israeli military forces directly targeted an ambulance, leaving six Palestinian paramedics injured. Medic Yousef Zeno was treated for a wound after a tear gas canister hit him in the hand.
Source: PressTV