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Mohammad Abu Reeda

May 6, 2018May 10, 2018 contact@ifamericansknew.org

May 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

May 6, 2018May 9, 2018 contact@ifamericansknew.org

May 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

Yousef Jasser Abu Jazar

April 29, 2018May 17, 2018 contact@ifamericansknew.org

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 30^th, 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

April 29, 2018May 1, 2018 contact@ifamericansknew.org

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.

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.

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

Yousef Ahmad al-‘Ammawi

April 29, 2018May 17, 2018 contact@ifamericansknew.org

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.

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.

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

Wahid Nasrallah Abu Sammour

March 30, 2018April 6, 2018 contact@ifamericansknew.org

March 30, 2018: Wahid Nasrallah Abu Sammour, 27, was killed by Israeli soldiers early in the morning when the soldiers fired tank and artillery shells at several Palestinian farmers, east of the Al-Qarara area, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

In addition to killing Wahid, the shelling severely wounded another Palestinian farmer who was in the same area. The wounded man was rushed to the European Hospital, in Khan Younis.

Medical sources said the 27-year old farmer was killed by a shell fired from an Israeli tank, stationed across the border fence.

They were working on their land near the border fence area, and local sources confirmed that the attack targeted them, and several other farmers.

There were no processions or confrontation in the area, or in the entirety of the Gaza Strip the entire coastal region, when the Israeli attack was carried out.

The army refused to comment on the incident, and told reporters who asked that they were “checking for details about it.”

On Thursday evening, the soldiers shot seven Palestinians, near border areas east of Khan Younis, and Gaza city.

The fatal Israeli attack, and the injuries, came shortly after the Israeli military, and the political leadership in Tel Aviv, decided on “shoot to kill orders” against Palestinians who breach, or even approach the border fence.

The Israeli Cabinet also decided to significantly increase military deployments, in addition to using live fire and shoot to kill orders “if the Palestinians breach (or approach) the security fence” in the besieged coastal territory. Omar was from Bani Soheila, east of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. Source: IMEMC

Mohammad Ata Abu Jame’

March 3, 2018March 4, 2018 contact@ifamericansknew.org

March 03, 2018: Mohammad Ata Abu Jame’, 59, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers while working on his land in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

The Palestinian Health Ministry reported that the farmer was shot by the soldiers, and suffered a serious injury, while working on his own land, in Khuza’a area, east of Khan Younis.

He was rushed to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, but died from his serious wounds, later the same day, March 3rd.

His wife said that she was heading to the family’s land to bring food for her husband when she heard the shots, and then she heard the husband screaming in pain and asking her to call for an ambulance.

Both Mohammad’s wife and their son said that there was no reason for the soldiers to shoot Mohammad, because he was just working on his land, and the situation was calm, and added that the man was very healthy, and always loved to work and plant the land.

“Our only problem is that our land is located near the border fence which was installed by Israel,” the son said, “They shot him for nothing — this was the first time that the soldiers open fire at us on our land…”

There were no protests near the border area when the soldiers shot the Palestinian man, and there was no reason for opening fire.

It is worth mentioning that the army frequently invades Palestinian lands located close to the border fence, and constantly opens fire at farmers and workers, an issue that has led to dozens of casualties, including many fatalities.

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

Mahmoud al-Masri

December 8, 2017March 5, 2018 contact@ifamericansknew.org

December 08, 2017: Mahmoud al-Masri,30, was killed by Israeli army fire, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

He was shot with live fire by soldiers, stationed across the border fence in southern Gaza, after they fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, at Palestinians protesting in their lands, near the fence.

Another Palestinian, identified as Maher Atallah, 54, was also killed by Israeli army fire, in northern Gaza.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said that, besides killing the two Palestinians, the soldiers injured 1114 Palestinians that day alone, in various parts of the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank.

The Ministry said that 954 Palestinians received treatment by local medics, mostly due to teargas inhalation, or after being shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, and moved 160 others, including those who were shot with live rounds, to various hospitals in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Jerusalem.

The Ministry added that 954 Palestinians received treatment by local medics, mostly due to teargas inhalation, or after being shot with live fire and rubber-coated steel bullets.

160 wounded Palestinians, including those who were shot with live rounds, were transferred to various hospitals in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Jerusalem.

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

Mohammad Abu Haddaf

December 6, 2017March 5, 2018 Mark

December 06, 2017: Mohammad Saleh Abu Haddaf, 9, died from serious wounds he suffered on August 8, 2014, when Israeli army drones fired missiles at his family’s home, and several nearby homes, in al-Qarara town, north of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

Mohammad Abu Hdaf, a kindergartner at the time, sustained spine injuries from shrapnel during an Israeli drone strike in Al-Qarara, east of Khan Younis, on August 8, 2014, according to documentation collected by Defense for Children International – Palestine. After a long series of medical interventions including treatment abroad in Turkey and Israel, Mohammad died early Wednesday morning.

The missile, which struck the family home, killed three family members, identified as Mahmoud Khaled Abu Haddaf, 15, Suleiman Samir Abu Haddaf, 21, and Mahmoud Mohammad Abu Haddaf, 9, and injured at least six others, including Mohammad.

Mohammad was from al-Qarara, south of Khan Younis. Sources: IMEMC | DCIP

Shadi al-Hemri

October 30, 2017November 6, 2017 contact@ifamericansknew.org

October 30^th, 2017: Shadi Sami al-Hemri was killed in the Israeli bombardment of a border tunnel in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. He was one of twelve killed in the tunnel bombardment. Initial reports were that seven were killed, while the bodies of Shadi and four other men were found buried in the rubble several days later.

The Israeli army fired at least five missiles into the tunnel, which was still under construction in the area near Kissufim military base, across the border fence.

The tunnel was run by Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad. Ten of those killed were members of the Al-Quds Brigades, while two were members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, who entered the tunnel after the bombing to assist with the search and rescue operations.

The Israeli army said it carried out what it called “a scheduled detonation of a new tunnel, which was under construction near the border fence.” The bombing was instantly followed by heavy deployment of armored vehicles and fighter jets, in the area, especially east of Khan Younis.

A number of Palestinian armed resistance groups responded to the bombardment by issuing calls for retaliation against Israel, and criticizing Israel for what they claimed was an unnecessary escalation.

Shadi, a member of the Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, was from Dir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. Source: IMEMC