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Palestinian dies of wounds from Gaza-Israel border clashes
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, Aug 31, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A Palestinian
wounded during clashes with Israeli troops along the Gaza-Israel border died
on Saturday, the health ministry in the blockaded coastal enclave said.
Badreddin Abu Musa, 25, was “hit by a bullet to the head (in Friday’s
clashes) and died this morning”, ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said in a
statement.
Abu Mussa was taking part alongside hundreds of Palestinians in
demonstrations near the border with Israel, he said.
At least 75 Palestinians were wounded, including 42 other Palestinians hit
by live fire, he said in a statement.
There was no immediate word from the Israeli army.
Mass protests began along the Gaza-Israel border in March last year
demanding the easing of Israel’s more than decade-old blockade of the
territory and the right for Palestinian refugees to return to their ancestral
homes in what is now Israel.
At least 306 Palestinians have been killed since then by Israeli fire, the
majority of them during demonstrations.
Seven Israelis have also been killed over the same period in Gaza-related
violence.
Gaza is ruled by the Islamist Palestinian movement Hamas which has fought
three wars against Israel since 2008.
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