Published today (updated) 23/11/2014 16:42
An Israeli army watch tower and a tank are seen at the border
between Israel and the southern Gaza Strip, on Sept. 02, 2014, near
Khan Younis (AFP/File Said Khatib)
between Israel and the southern Gaza Strip, on Sept. 02, 2014, near
Khan Younis (AFP/File Said Khatib)
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A
Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli troops in the northern Gaza
Strip on Sunday, medical sources and witnesses said.
Witnesses said Fadil Muhammad Halawah, 32, was hunting birds east of Jabaliya when Israeli soldiers shot him dead.
Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesman for the Palestinian health ministry, said Halawah arrived at Kamal Udwan hospital in Jabaliya with a gunshot wound.
Doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
An Israeli military spokesman told Ma'an that two Palestinians approached the separation barrier in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday.
Soldiers called on the two to stop and fired warning shots in the air, the spokesman said.
When the two Palestinians "refused to comply," soldiers "fired at the lower extremities, confirming one hit."
The spokesman could not provide any further information.
Halwah is the first Palestinian to be killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip since the signing of a ceasefire agreement between Palestinian militants and Israel in late August, ending 50 days of violence.
Witnesses said Fadil Muhammad Halawah, 32, was hunting birds east of Jabaliya when Israeli soldiers shot him dead.
Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesman for the Palestinian health ministry, said Halawah arrived at Kamal Udwan hospital in Jabaliya with a gunshot wound.
Doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
An Israeli military spokesman told Ma'an that two Palestinians approached the separation barrier in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday.
Soldiers called on the two to stop and fired warning shots in the air, the spokesman said.
When the two Palestinians "refused to comply," soldiers "fired at the lower extremities, confirming one hit."
The spokesman could not provide any further information.
Halwah is the first Palestinian to be killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip since the signing of a ceasefire agreement between Palestinian militants and Israel in late August, ending 50 days of violence.
