Israeli forces shoot man near Gaza border

Published Friday 28/02/2014 (updated) 02/03/2014 14:42

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GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian man on Friday during a protest against Israeli restrictions in border areas.

An unidentified man in his twenties was shot in the leg near Beit Lahiya and taken to hospital with moderate injuries.

He was taking part in a demonstration against Israel's "security buffer zone", which extends between 500 meters and 1500 meters into the Gaza, effectively turning local farms into no-go zones.

An Israeli army spokeswoman said dozens of Palestinians gathered in different prohibited areas near the Gaza border.

"After exhausting all efforts, IDF personnel opened fire and wounded one of main instigators," she added.

According to UNOCHA, 17 percent of Gaza's total land area and 35 percent of its agricultural land were within the buffer zone as of 2010, directly affecting the lives and livelihoods of more than 100,000 Gazans.

On Feb. 13, Israeli forces killed Ibrahim Suleiman Mansour, 26, after shooting him in the head during a protest near the border east of Gaza City.

3 injured in Gaza clashes on massacre anniversary

Published Tuesday 25/02/2014 (updated) 27/02/2014 11:27

 

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GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Three Palestinian men were injured and others suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation during clashes with Israeli forces east of Gaza City on Tuesday, an official said.

Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said that three people in Nahal Oz were injured, one of whom was a journalist.

The three were taken to the hospital with moderate injuries, al-Qidra said.

Clashes broke out after dozens of people from the Intifada Youth Coalition rallied to demonstrate on the anniversary of the Ibrahimi Mosque massacre.

An Israeli army spokeswoman said that forces fired at Palestinians who approached a security fence despite instructions from Israeli forces to turn back. She said they identified direct hits.

On Feb. 25, 1994, a Jewish extremist entered Hebron's Ibrahimi Mosque and opened fire, killing 29 worshipers and injuring 125.

Video and photos: Israeli bullets and tear gas target popular resistance in Gaza

25th February 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine

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At al-Shifa hospital Mohammed Helles, age 14, is laying in a coma with an uncertain outcome after he was shot, with what appeared, to be a tear-gas canister in the head and parts of it penetrated his brain. He had an operation, but fragments are still left. Kamal hospital reported thirteen injures, from both gunshot wounds in the legs and tear-gas canisters.
Friday’s demonstration on the hillside east of Jabaliya gathered about 400 people, mostly young men in their late teens. Protests against land seizure, mixed with dissent at the consequences of the occupation such as a broken economy, soaring unemployment and loss of hope for the future, were met by tear gas and live ammunition, with ambulances shuttling back and forth .

 

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Over the slope an Israeli drone hovered at a low altitude, but at an even lower altitude two Palestinian kites floated close over the fence. Cheers and applause broke out when one tore and three Israeli soldiers rushed after it. But it was also the only thing protesters had over which to rejoice. The protests will probably not change the occupying power’s policy towards the Palestinian people. According to figures from OCHA, 17 percent of the Gaza Strip, including 35 percent of its farmland, is unavailable due to the Israeli-established “buffer zone.” More than 100,000 people are directly affected, and the protests against the occupying power, as well as its military response to them, are likely to continue.

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13 injured as Israeli forces open fire on Gaza border

Published Friday 21/02/2014 (updated) 23/02/2014 10:23

GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Thirteen people were injured after Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinian demonstrators east of Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday.

Dozens of others suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation as Israeli forces violently dispersed the group, which was protesting against the confiscation of lands near the border by Israeli authorities.

Spokesman for the Gaza Strip Ministry of Health Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma'an that 13 people were injured, including a 12-year-old child who was seriously injured.

They were all taken to Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia.

An Israeli army spokesman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

Israeli forces frequently shoot at farmers and other civilians inside the Gaza Strip if they approach large swathes of land near the border that the Israeli military has deemed off-limits to Palestinians.

The "security buffer zone" extends between 500 meters and 1500 meters into the Strip, effectively turning local farms into no-go zones.

According to UNOCHA, 17 percent of Gaza's total land area and 35 percent of its agricultural land were within the buffer zone as of 2010, directly affecting the lives and livelihoods of more than 100,000 Gazans.

Medics: Palestinian shot, injured in Gaza

Published Friday 21/02/2014 (updated) 22/02/2014 09:27

 

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GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A young Palestinian was injured by Israeli forces on Friday morning east of Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, medics said.

Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma’an that a 21-year-old man was shot by Israeli forces located east of the camp.

He was taken to a hospital with moderate injuries, al-Qidra added.

An Israeli army spokesman said that initial checks indicated that forces near the border fired "riot-dispersal means" when a Palestinian man approached a security fence.

Israeli military vehicles enter Gaza

Published Wednesday 19/02/2014 (updated) 20/02/2014 17:45

 

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GAZE CITY (Ma'an) -- Israeli military vehicles entered the southern Gaza Strip early Wednesday, locals said.

Locals told Ma'an that the Israeli vehicles crossed over to the Palestinian side of the border near the town of al-Qarara in the Khan Younis district.

The vehicles remained in the area for a few hours before returning to the Israeli side, witnesses said.

An Israeli army spokeswoman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

IOF Kills One and Injures 18 East of Jabaliya

Al Mezan

16-2-2014

On Thursday and Friday, 13 and 14 February, 2014, Israeli occupation forces (IOF) killed one man and injured 18 people including four children. The attacks raise the death toll to 47 since the beginning of 2014, of which 7 were children. Al Mezan Center for Human Rights calls on the international community to intervene to protect civilians and ensure the respect of international humanitarian law principles in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).

At approximately 2:15 pm on Friday, 14 February, 2014, the IOF fired live ammunition and launched tear gas at tens of Palestinian youth and children who were near the separation fence east of the Islamic Cemetery east of Jabaliya, in the North Gaza district. The shooting continued until 6:00 pm. Of the 17 people injured in the attack, four were children. Nine people sustained injuries from live ammunition, one person sustained injuries from a rubber bullet, six people were injured by tear gas canisters, and one person suffered asphyxiation due to tear gas inhalation.

Just one day prior at approximately 2:30 pm on Thursday, 13 February, 2014, IOF opened fire at Ibrahim Salman Mansour, 35, and Rafeq Baker Al Houli, 21, while they were collecting rubble in the Malaka area east of Az-Zaitoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City. As a result of the attack, Ibrahim was killed and Rafeq sustained a bullet injury to his right leg.

Al Mezan condemns the IOF’s deliberate attacks against Palestinian civilians in the border areas. These attacks raise questions as to Israeli continuous violations of international humanitarian law in its treatment of Palestinian civilians, who are protected and must not be attacked. These attacks signal violations of articles (3) and (32) of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibit attacks against life and bodily integrity, especially acts of killing of protected persons.

Al Mezan calls on State Parties to abide by their obligations as per article (146) of the Fourth Geneva Convention and to exert pressure on Israel to cease its attacks against civilians in the Gaza Strip and ensure enforcement of international law standards and respect for the Fourth Geneva Convention. 

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