Three protesters including a teen killed by Israeli fire on Gaza border
Israeli troops killed three Palestinians, including a 15-year-old boy, after opening fire on protests at the Gaza Strip border on Friday, medical officials said.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 08 June 2018
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Three Palestinians, including a 15-year-old, were killed by Israeli fire on the Gaza border on Friday, the territory's health ministry said, as the deadly border protests have been continuing near Israel border since March 30.
The ministry had announced a fourth man had been killed but swiftly clarified his heart had been restarted.
Another 525 people were injured during the demonstrations against Israeli violence and killings in the eastern Gaza Strip, the Gaza Health Ministry said in a statement. Of those, 92 were hit by live ammunition.
Among the dead was 15-year-old Haitham al-Jamal, who was shot on the border in southern Gaza east of the ciy of Khan Yunis, the ministry said.
Around 10,000 Palestinians gathered in five places along the border, the Israeli army said.
At least 128 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since protests broke out along the Gaza border on March 30. There have been no Israeli casualties.
Protests peaked on May 14 when at least 61 Palestinians were killed in protests to coincide with the controversial opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem.