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Palestinian militant killed by Israeli fire near Gaza border: Hamas
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, July 11, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A
Palestinian militant was killed by Israeli fire near the border fence in the
Gaza Strip on Thursday, the enclave’s Islamist rulers Hamas said.
Mahmoud al-Adham, 28, was shot by Israeli forces in northern Gaza, a
statement from Hamas’s armed wing said, claiming him as a member.
It said in a statement it would not let the death go “unpunished” and
Israel “would bear the consequences of this criminal act.”
An Israeli army spokesman confirmed forces fired on two “armed suspects
approaching the fence in the northern Gaza Strip.”
Hamas’s armed wing has observation points close to the border fence.
At least 295 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in Gaza since
major Hamas-backed protests began along the border fence in March 2018.
Most were killed during the protests but others were killed by air strikes
or tank fire.
Six Israelis have been killed.
Israel and Hamas have fought three wars since 2008.
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