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Mohammad Abu Reeda

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Mohammad Abu ReedaMay 6, 2018: Mohammad Abu Reeda, 20, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers stationed near the eastern border of the southern city of Khan Younis in Gaza, while allegedly attempting to cross the border fence.

Mohammad was unarmed when he was shot and killed, along with Baha’ Qdeih, 23.

The Israeli army claimed that the two Palestinians crossed the border fence before the soldiers shot them.

Safa, a local Palestinian news agency, said that the army left the two wounded Palestinians bleeding for about half an hour before allowing Palestinian paramedics to evacuate them.

Baha’ was already dead when the medics were able to reach him, while Mohammad was rushed to surgery at the Gaza European Hospital, but died from his serious wounds.

The agency said that the soldiers “detained and shot the two Palestinians in the area between the barbed-wire border fence and the Palestinians land east of Khan Younis.”

According to the Health Ministry in Gaza, when the paramedics arrived in the area , they found Qdeih had passed away and Mohammad Abu-Reeda was still bleeding, but in critical condition.

They were evacuated to the hospital and Mohammad received life-saving treatment, but was later pronounced dead.

Mohammad was from Khuza’a town, in Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Source: IMEMC

Baha’ Qdeih

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Baha QdeihMay 6, 2018: Baha’ Qdeih, 23, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers stationed near the eastern border of the southern city of Khan Younis in Gaza, while allegedly attempting to cross the border fence.

Baha’ was unarmed when he was shot and killed, along with Mohammad Abu Reeda, 20.

The Israeli army claimed that the two Palestinians crossed the border fence before the soldiers shot them.

Safa, a local Palestinian news agency, said that the army left the two wounded Palestinians bleeding for about half an hour before allowing Palestinian paramedics to evacuate them.

Baha’ was already dead when the medics were able to reach him, while Abu Reeda was rushed to surgery at the Gaza European Hospital, but died from his serious wounds.

The agency said that the soldiers “detained and shot the two Palestinians in the area between the barbed-wire border fence and the Palestinians land east of Khan Younis.”

According to the Health Ministry in Gaza, when the paramedics arrived in the area , they found Qdeih had passed away and Abu-Reeda was still bleeding, but in critical condition.

They were evacuated to the hospital and Abu-Reeda received life-saving treatment, but was later pronounced dead.

Baha’ was from Abasan al-Kabeera town, near Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Source: IMEMC

Anas Shawqi Abu ‘Asser

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May 2, 2018: Anas Shawqi Abu ‘Asser, 19, died from serious wounds he suffered last Friday, after Israeli soldiers shot and seriously injured him during a protest rally at the Gaza-Israel border as part of the ‘Great March of Return’.

Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, reported that Anas was shot with a live round in the head on April 30th, and remained in the Intensive Care Unit until he succumbed to his serious wound.

The young man was shot during a nonviolent procession east of the Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.

His death brings the number of Palestinians who were killed by Israeli army fire since the start of the “Great Return March” nonviolent protests in Gaza, on Palestinian Land Day (March 30) to 45, including five children.

More than 7000 Palestinians, including 701 children and 225 women have been injured.

Anas was from Tal al-Hawa neighborhood in Gaza City. Source: IMEMC

Yousef Jasser Abu Jazar

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April 29, 2018: Yousef Jasser Abu Jazar, 16, was killed by Israeli soldiers stationed on the Gaza border when he and two other Palestinians were allegedly seen trying to damage the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip.

The al-Mezan Center for Human Rights reported that the three Palestinians were killed by Israeli army fire Sunday, and added that the soldiers also abducted three other Palestinians a day earlier.

In addition to Yousef, the other two slain Palestinians were identified as Atiya Mohammad al-‘Ammawi, 20, and Yousef Ahmad al-‘Ammawi, 18, from Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army is holding their corpses and is refusing to transfer them back to their families for burial.

In addition, three Palestinians, identified as Ahmad Sami al-Ammawi, 26, Salim Younis Abu Thaher, 21, and Ibrahim Nabil Abu ‘Eid, were taken prisoner by the soldiers, on Saturday, after they reportedly crossed the border fence.

On the following day, on April 30th, Israeli soldiers shot a young Palestinian man with live fire in Khuza’a town, east of Khan Younis, and another young man east of the al-Boreij refugee camp in central Gaza, and two others east of Gaza City.

According to a statement issued by the Israeli army, the soldiers killed the three Palestinians in two separate incidents along the Gaza-Israel border, and arrested another Palestinian who was taken for interrogation.

Quoting a statement by the spokesperson of the Israeli army, Israeli daily Haaretz said the soldiers “shot two Palestinians, after they tried to cause damage to the border fence, killing one of them, and arresting the other.”

The Israeli paper added that in the second incident, Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians reportedly after they “managed to cross the border fence and hurl firebombs at the army.” No Israeli soldiers were wounded.

The soldiers also detained two Palestinians in a third incident after they reportedly “tried to damage the border fence with tools they carried,” in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

Prior to the death of the three Palestinians, the Health Ministry had reported that Israeli soldiers have killed 44 Palestinians, including five children, and injured around 7000, including many who suffered life-threatening wounds, sine the “Great March of Return” protests started in the Gaza Strip on the Palestinian Land Day, March 30, 2018.

Yousef was from Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Source: IMEMC

Atiya Mohammad al-‘Ammawi

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April 29, 2018: Atiya Mohammad al-‘Ammawi, 20, was killed by Israeli forces stationed on the Gaza border when he and two other Palestinians were allegedly seen trying to damage the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip.

The al-Mezan Center for Human Rights reported that the three Palestinians were killed by Israeli army fire Sunday, and added that the soldiers also abducted three other Palestinians a day earlier.

In addition to Atiya, the other two slain Palestinians were identified as Yousef Ahmad al-‘Ammawi, 18, from Khan Younis, and Yousef Jasser Abu Jazar, 16, from Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army is holding their corpses and is refusing to transfer them back to their families for burial.

In addition, three Palestinians, identified as Ahmad Sami al-Ammawi, 26, Salim Younis Abu Thaher, 21, and Ibrahim Nabil Abu ‘Eid, were taken prisoner by the soldiers, on Saturday, after they reportedly crossed the border fence.

On the following day, on April 30th, Israeli soldiers shot a young Palestinian man with live fire in Khuza’a town, east of Khan Younis, and another young man east of the al-Boreij refugee camp in central Gaza, and two others east of Gaza City.

According to a statement issued by the Israeli army, the soldiers killed the three Palestinians in two separate incidents along the Gaza-Israel border, and arrested another Palestinian who was taken for interrogation.

Quoting a statement by the spokesperson of the Israeli army, Israeli daily Haaretz said the soldiers “shot two Palestinians, after they tried to cause damage to the border fence, killing one of them, and arresting the other.”

The Israeli paper stated that in the second incident, Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians reportedly after they “managed to cross the border fence and hurl firebombs at the army.” No Israeli soldiers were wounded.

The soldiers also detained two Palestinians in a third incident after they reportedly “tried to damage the border fence with tools they carried,” in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

Prior to the death of the three Palestinians, the Health Ministry had reported that Israeli soldiers have killed 44 Palestinians, including five children, and injured around 7000, including many who suffered life-threatening wounds, sine the “Great March of Return” protests started in the Gaza Strip on the Palestinian Land Day, March 30, 2018.

Atiya was from Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Source: IMEMC

Yousef Ahmad al-‘Ammawi

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April 29, 2018: Yousef Ahmad al-‘Ammawi, 18, was killed by Israeli forces stationed on the Gaza border when he and two other Palestinians were allegedly seen trying to damage the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip.

The al-Mezan Center for Human Rights reported that the three Palestinians were killed by Israeli army fire Sunday, and added that the soldiers also detained three other Palestinians a day earlier.

In addition to Yousef, the other two slain Palestinians were identified as Atiya Mohammad al-‘Ammawi, 20, from Khan Younis, and Yousef Jasser Abu Jazar, 16, from Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army is holding their corpses and is refusing to transfer them back to their families for burial.

In addition, three Palestinians, identified as Ahmad Sami al-Ammawi, 26, Salim Younis Abu Thaher, 21, and Ibrahim Nabil Abu ‘Eid, were taken prisoner by the soldiers, on Saturday, after they reportedly crossed the border fence.

On the following day, on April 30th, Israeli soldiers shot a young Palestinian man with live fire in Khuza’a town, east of Khan Younis, and another young man east of the al-Boreij refugee camp in central Gaza, and two others east of Gaza City.

According to a statement issued by the Israeli army, the soldiers killed the three Palestinians in two separate incidents along the Gaza-Israel border, and arrested another Palestinian who was taken for interrogation.

Quoting a statement by the spokesperson of the Israeli army, Israeli daily Haaretz said the soldiers “shot two Palestinians, after they tried to cause damage to the border fence, killing one of them, and arresting the other.”

The Israeli paper stated that in the second incident, Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians reportedly after they “managed to cross the border fence and hurl firebombs at the army.” No Israeli soldiers were wounded.

The soldiers also detained two Palestinians in a third incident after they reportedly “tried to damage the border fence with tools they carried,” in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

Prior to the death of the three Palestinians, the Health Ministry had reported that Israeli soldiers have killed 44 Palestinians, including five children, and injured around 7000, including many who suffered life-threatening wounds, sine the “Great March of Return” protests started in the Gaza Strip on the Palestinian Land Day, March 30, 2018.

Yousef was from Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Source: IMEMC

Azzam Hilal Oweida

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Azzam OweidaApril 28, 2018: Azzam Hilal Oweida, 14, was killed by Israeli forces east of Gaza City, who shot him in the head during the fifth Friday of protests for the ‘Great March of Return’.

Azzam was one of four Palestinians killed by Israeli snipers during protests on April 27th . The snipers fired live ammunition indiscriminately at the unarmed crowds of protesters, according to eyewitnesses.

Azzam died in the pre-dawn hours Saturday morning, of a serious gunshot wound received Friday when an Israeli army sharpshooter shot him with a live round in the head, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that Israeli soldiers killed four young Palestinians, including Azzam, a 14-year old child, on April 27th, and injured more than 995, including at least 178 who were shot with live fire.

In addition to Azzam, the the soldiers also killed Abdul-Salam Bakr, 29, from Khuza’a town, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, Mohammad Amin Al-Moqyd, 21, from Gaza City, and Khalil Na’im Atallah, 22, also from Gaza City.

According to Ashraf al-Qidra of the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 18 medics and medical personnel were among those wounded on Friday.

Al-Qidra added that Israeli forces specifically targeted medical service points twice with an unidentified gas east of the al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. This appeared to be a new type of gas that caused those who inhaled it to suffer from severe convulsions. A number of these victims had to be hospitalized.

175 of the wounded Palestinians were injured in Northern Gaza, 251 in Gaza city area, 200 in Central Gaza, 146 in Khan Younis and 183 in Rafah.

On Friday night, Israeli war jets fired missiles at a site that they claimed was run by a Palestinian resistance group, west of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.

The army also fired missiles at two Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza port. Media sources in Gaza said the boats are parts of preparations for welcoming an upcoming flotilla to challenge the illegal Israeli siege on Gaza.

The ongoing ‘Great Return March’ protests which started on Palestinian Land Day (March 30th) are meant to bring attention to the fact that millions of Palestinians are imprisoned in the Gaza Strip, unable to return to their homes in what is now Israel. Palestinians make up the largest refugee population on earth.

Israeli troops again opened fire on the unarmed protesters, as they have done each Friday since the protests began on March 30th.

Since March 30th, Israeli forces have killed 44 Palestinian protesters, and wounded more than five thousand.

An international outcry against the continued shooting of civilian protesters has included political leaders, politicians, grassroots leaders and humanitarian organizations around the world. But this outcry has not reached the US, where politicians have been largely silent on the issue.

Irish and South African politicians have been leading the call for justice for Palestinians, calling the Israeli government an ‘apartheid state’ much like South Africa in the 1980s.

In response to Israel’s fifth straight week of attacking unarmed demonstrators at the border, the UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, issued a statement that, “The loss of life is deplorable, and the staggering number of injuries caused by live ammunition only confirms the sense that excessive force has been used against demonstrators – not once, not twice, but repeatedly.”

Azzam was from Khuza’a, east of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Source: IMEMC

Khalil Na’im Atallah

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April 27, 2018: Khalil Na’im Atallah, 22, was killed by Israeli forces east of Gaza City, during the fifth Friday of protests for the ‘Great March of Return’.

Khalil was one of three young men and one child shot and killed by Israeli snipers on April 27th . The snipers fired live ammunition indiscriminately at the unarmed crowds of protesters, according to eyewitnesses.

The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that Israeli soldiers killed four young Palestinians, including a 14-year old child, on April 27th, and injured more than 995, including at least 178 who were shot with live fire.

In addition to Khalil, the the soldiers also killed Abdul-Salam Bakr, 29, from Khuza’a town, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and Mohammad Amin al-Moqyd, 21, from Gaza City.

According to Ashraf al-Qidra of the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 18 medics and medical personnel were among those wounded on Friday.

Al-Qidra added that Israeli forces specifically targeted medical service points twice with an unidentified gas east of the al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. This appeared to be a new type of gas that caused those who inhaled it to suffer from severe convulsions. A number of these victims had to be hospitalized.

175 of the wounded Palestinians were injured in Northern Gaza, 251 in Gaza city area, 200 in Central Gaza, 146 in Khan Younis and 183 in Rafah.

On Friday night, Israeli war jets fired missiles at a site that they claimed was run by a Palestinian resistance group, west of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.

The army also fired missiles at two Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza port. Media sources in Gaza said the boats are parts of preparations for welcoming an upcoming flotilla to challenge the illegal Israeli siege on Gaza.

The ongoing ‘Great Return March’ protests which started on Palestinian Land Day (March 30th) are meant to bring attention to the fact that millions of Palestinians are imprisoned in the Gaza Strip, unable to return to their homes in what is now Israel. Palestinians make up the largest refugee population on earth.

Israeli troops again opened fire on the unarmed protesters, as they have done each Friday since the protests began on March 30th.

Since March 30th, Israeli forces have killed 44 Palestinian protesters, and wounded more than five thousand.

An international outcry against the continued shooting of civilian protesters has included political leaders, politicians, grassroots leaders and humanitarian organizations around the world. But this outcry has not reached the US, where politicians have been largely silent on the issue.

Irish and South African politicians have been leading the call for justice for Palestinians, calling the Israeli government an ‘apartheid state’ much like South Africa in the 1980s.

In response to Israel’s fifth straight week of attacking unarmed demonstrators at the border, the UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, issued a statement that, “The loss of life is deplorable, and the staggering number of injuries caused by live ammunition only confirms the sense that excessive force has been used against demonstrators – not once, not twice, but repeatedly.”

Khalil was from Gaza City, in the central part of the Gaza Strip. Source: IMEMC

Abdul-Salam Bakr

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April 27, 2018: Abdul-Salam Bakr, 29, was killed by Israeli forces east of Gaza City, during the fifth Friday of protests for the ‘Great March of Return’.

Abdul-Salam was one of three young men and one child shot and killed by Israeli snipers on April 27th . The snipers fired live ammunition indiscriminately at the unarmed crowds of protesters, according to eyewitnesses.

The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that Israeli soldiers killed four young Palestinians, including a 14-year old child, on April 27th, and injured more than 995, including at least 178 who were shot with live fire.

In addition to Abdul-Salam, the the soldiers also killed Mohammad Amin al-Moqyd, 21, from Gaza City, and Khalil Na’im Atallah, 22, also from Gaza.

According to Ashraf al-Qidra of the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 18 medics and medical personnel were among those wounded on Friday.

Al-Qidra added that Israeli forces specifically targeted medical service points twice with an unidentified gas east of the al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. This appeared to be a new type of gas that caused those who inhaled it to suffer from severe convulsions. A number of these victims had to be hospitalized.

175 of the wounded Palestinians were injured in Northern Gaza, 251 in Gaza city area, 200 in Central Gaza, 146 in Khan Younis and 183 in Rafah.

On Friday night, Israeli war jets fired missiles at a site that they claimed was run by a Palestinian resistance group, west of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.

The army also fired missiles at two Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza port. Media sources in Gaza said the boats are parts of preparations for welcoming an upcoming flotilla to challenge the illegal Israeli siege on Gaza.

The ongoing ‘Great Return March’ protests which started on Palestinian Land Day (March 30th) are meant to bring attention to the fact that millions of Palestinians are imprisoned in the Gaza Strip, unable to return to their homes in what is now Israel. Palestinians make up the largest refugee population on earth.

Israeli troops again opened fire on the unarmed protesters, as they have done each Friday since the protests began on March 30th.

Since March 30th, Israeli forces have killed 44 Palestinian protesters, and wounded more than five thousand.

An international outcry against the continued shooting of civilian protesters has included political leaders, politicians, grassroots leaders and humanitarian organizations around the world. But this outcry has not reached the US, where politicians have been largely silent on the issue.

Irish and South African politicians have been leading the call for justice for Palestinians, calling the Israeli government an ‘apartheid state’ much like South Africa in the 1980s.

In response to Israel’s fifth straight week of attacking unarmed demonstrators at the border, the UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, issued a statement that, “The loss of life is deplorable, and the staggering number of injuries caused by live ammunition only confirms the sense that excessive force has been used against demonstrators – not once, not twice, but repeatedly.”

Abdul-Salam was from Gaza City, in the central part of the Gaza Strip. Source: IMEMC

Mohammad Amin al-Moqyd

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Mohammad Amin alMoqydApril 27, 2018: Mohammad Amin al-Moqyd, 21, was killed by Israeli forces east of Gaza City, during the fifth Friday of protests for the ‘Great March of Return’.

Mohammad was one of three young men and one child shot and killed by Israeli snipers on April 27th . The snipers fired live ammunition indiscriminately at the unarmed crowd of protesters, according to eyewitnesses.

The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that Israeli soldiers killed four young Palestinians, including a 14-year old child, on April 27th, and injured more than 995, including at least 178 who were shot with live fire.

In addition to Mohammad, the the soldiers also killed Abdul-Salam Bakr, 29, from Khuza’a town, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and Khalil Na’im Atallah, 22, from Gaza.

According to Ashraf al-Qidra of the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 18 medics and medical personnel were among those wounded on Friday.

Al-Qidra added that Israeli forces specifically targeted medical service points twice with an unidentified gas east of the al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. This appeared to be a new type of gas that caused those who inhaled it to suffer from severe convulsions. A number of these victims had to be hospitalized.

175 of the wounded Palestinians were injured in Northern Gaza, 251 in Gaza city area, 200 in Central Gaza, 146 in Khan Younis and 183 in Rafah.

On Friday night, Israeli war jets fired missiles at a site that they claimed was run by a Palestinian resistance group, west of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.

The army also fired missiles at two Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza port. Media sources in Gaza said the boats are parts of preparations for welcoming an upcoming flotilla to challenge the illegal Israeli siege on Gaza.

The ongoing ‘Great Return March’ protests which started on Palestinian Land Day (March 30th) are meant to bring attention to the fact that millions of Palestinians are imprisoned in the Gaza Strip, unable to return to their homes in what is now Israel. Palestinians make up the largest refugee population on earth.

Israeli troops again opened fire on the unarmed protesters, as they have done each Friday since the protests began on March 30th.

Since March 30th, Israeli forces have killed 44 Palestinian protesters, and wounded more than five thousand.

An international outcry against the continued shooting of civilian protesters has included political leaders, politicians, grassroots leaders and humanitarian organizations around the world. But this outcry has not reached the US, where politicians have been largely silent on the issue.

Irish and South African politicians have been leading the call for justice for Palestinians, calling the Israeli government an ‘apartheid state’ much like South Africa in the 1980s.

In response to Israel’s fifth straight week of attacking unarmed demonstrators at the border, the UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, issued a statement that, “The loss of life is deplorable, and the staggering number of injuries caused by live ammunition only confirms the sense that excessive force has been used against demonstrators – not once, not twice, but repeatedly.”

Mohammad was from Gaza City, in the central part of the Gaza Strip. Source: IMEMC