21-2-2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
IOF Opens Fire at Peaceful Weekly Demonstration in North Gaza District
Al Mezan
At approximately 12:30 pm
on Tuesday 21 February 2012, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stationed
in concrete watchtowers along the northern separation fence between Gaza
and Israel opened sporadic fire on a peaceful demonstration of the
Popular Campaign Against the Buffer Zone. 80 participants, including
three international solidarity activists and ten journalists, had moved
to within roughly 180 meters of the northern border, reaching an
agricultural area, when the IOF opened fire at them. No casualties or injuries were reported in this incident
