Nine Palestinians were killed by Israeli army gunfire, seven of whom died during the resumed clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli forces along the Israel-Gaza border on Friday, Gaza's Health Ministry reported. Journalist Yaser Murtaja, who was shot in the chest while wearing a vest marked "press" at a demonstration east of Gaza City, succumbed to his wounds on Saturday. It was the second consecutive Friday of mass protests known as the "March of Return," a series of demonstrations along the border leading up to
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Afp, Gaza City
Israeli forces killed four Palestinians as thousands protested and clashes erupted along the Gaza border yesterday, a week after a mass demonstration led to violence and the bloodiest day since a 2014 war.
Gaza's health ministry also reported that some 408 Palestinians had been taken to hospitals and medical centres for treatment. The dead included a 16-year-old, it said.
Palestinians burned mounds of tyres and threw stones at Israeli soldiers over the border fence, who responded with tear gas and live fire.
Palestinians border protest
Violence erupted as thousands of Palestinians approached the border separating Israel from the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military said its troops responded to “main instigators” who were throwing stones and rolling burning tires. The Israeli military also accused militants of trying to carry out attacks under the cover of mass protests.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces fired live bullets, rubber-coated steel pellets and tear gas.
It was the deadliest day in Gaza, a self-governing Palestinian territory, since the 2014 war between Israel and Hamas.
