Palestinian shot by Israeli soldiers on Gaza border dies
A 19-year-old Palestinian died on Thursday from gunshot wounds he sustained from Israeli fire during border protests last week, Ashraf al-Qedra, a spokesman for the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry said.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 03 May 2018
- Modified Date: 12:06 | 03 May 2018
A 19-year-old Palestinian shot by Israeli soldiers during protests and clashes along the Gaza border last week died from his wounds Thursday, the health ministry in the Palestinian enclave said.
The death of Anas Abu Aser brings the toll of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire since protests and clashes along the Gaza border began on March 30 to 49, with hundreds of others wounded from gunfire.
Aser was shot east of Gaza City on April 27, health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said.
No Israelis have been injured and the military's use of live fire during the protests and clashes has drawn criticism and calls for an independent probe.
Palestinians say protesters are being shot while posing no threat to soldiers.
The protests are meant to last six weeks, ending in mid-May, around the time the United States will move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
The move has deeply angered the Palestinians, who see the Israeli-annexed eastern sector of Jerusalem as the capital of their future state.