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May 4, 2019
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly Great Return March processions in the Gaza Strip, killing two Palestinians, and injuring 82 others, including 34 children, two journalists and three paramedics.
Update: One Palestinian, identified as Ramzi Rawhi ‘Abdo, 31, died from serious wounds he suffered, Friday, after the soldiers shot him with a live round in the head, east of al-Boreij in central Gaza.
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) has reported that the soldiers killed Ra’ed Khalil Abu Teir, 19, after shooting him with a live round in the abdomen, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
It is worth mentioning that the slain Palestinian was still recovering from an in injury he suffered, last Friday, when the soldiers shot him with a live round in the leg, and was not near the fence when he was killed.
Abu Teir was among hundreds of Palestinians, including women and children, who were near the tents of the Great Return March encampments, hundreds of meters away from the fence.
Ramzi Rawhi ‘Abdo
The PCHR stated that there were only a few incidents where a limited number of protesters attempted to approach the fence, and threw stones at the soldiers.
The PCHR added that the soldiers resorted to the excessive use of force against the unarmed protesters, on the 57th Friday of the Great Return March and Breaking the Siege, killing Abu Teir, and wounding 82 others.
It also confirmed that among the wounded are 34 children, five women, three paramedics and two journalists, who were all injured in several areas in the eastern parts of the coastal region.
Four of the injured Palestinians, including one girl, suffered serious wounds.
The soldiers were stationed in their sniper posts, and armored military jeeps across the perimeter fence, and fired a barrage of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and high-velocity gas bombs at the unarmed protesters.
The soldiers injured the three paramedics while trying to provide treatment to wounded Palestinians east of Jabalia in northern Gaza, in addition to al-Boreij in central Gaza, and in Gaza city.
In addition, the soldiers also targeted a Palestinian ambulance with a high-velocity gas bomb east of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
The PCHR denounced the systematic Israeli policy of targeting medical personnel and obstructing their humanitarian wok in direct violation of International Law.
According to PCHR data and documentation of the ongoing Israeli excessive use of force against the Great Return March processions, which started on Palestinian Land Day March 30th 2018, the soldiers killed 204 Palestinians, including 44 children, 2 women, 3 medics, 2 journalists and 8 persons with disabilities.
The following table shows the number of civilian casualties due to the Israeli forces’ suppression of the Great March of Return as published by the PCHR in its report this Friday: (This report was issued before Ramzi Rawhi Abdo died from his wounds, therefore, the number of slain Palestinians is now 205)
| Killed | Wounded | |
| Total | 204 | 12350 |
| Children | 44 | 2424 |
| Women | 2 | 375 |
| Journalists | 2 | 201 |
| Medical personnel | 3 | 201 |
| Persons with disabilities | 8 | Undefined |
| Note:
Among those wounded, 548 are in serious condition and 137 had their lower or upper limbs amputated; 123 lower-limb amputations, 14 upper-limb amputations, and 25 children had their limbs amputated according to the Ministry of Health. The number of those wounded only include those wounded with live bullets and directly hit with tear gas canisters, as there have been thousand others who suffered tear gas inhalation and sustained bruises. |
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The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed that Israeli soldiers killed, Saturday, one Palestinian and injured at least seven others, during a series of air strikes and bombings targeting several areas of the besieged Gaza Strip.
The Health Ministry said the soldiers killed Emad Mohammad Nosseir, 22, from Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
It added that the soldiers injured seven other Palestinians, including four who were wounded in previous air strikes targeting Beit Hanoun.
The Israeli Air Force also carried out several strikes targeting areas in northern Gaza, including many sites, run by armed resistance groups hundreds of meters away from the perimeter fence.
The targeted areas are in Rafah and Khan Younis, in southern Gaza Strip, the Central District and Gaza city, in addition to Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza.
The army also fired many artillery shells into Palestinian farmlands along the eastern parts of the Gaza Strip.
The Edcuation Ministry has granted authority to the principals of all schools in targeted and border areas to evacuate the schools and send the children to their homes without consulting with it, in order to avoid civilian casualties.
Students in most of Gaza Strip schools are sitting in for their final exams.
In addition, the Health Ministry has reported that it instructed all medical centers to be on high alert and utmost readiness, in case of further Israeli escalation.
Israeli sources said Palestinian armed groups in Gaza fired 90 shells into Rehovot, Ashdod, Sderot, and areas in Sha’ar HaNegev Regional Council of Settlements.
In addition, the National Resistance Brigades, the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) said it fired a missile into Asqalan (Ashkelon).
The Israeli army also closed several areas around the Gaza Strip, and restricted civilian access to them, due to the rising tension in the region, especially after two soldiers were injured, Friday, while the military killed four Palestinians.
Two of the slain Palestinians were killed during the Great Return March processions, and two members of the Al-Qassam Brigades were later killed by Israeli missiles.
Besides killing the two four Palestinians, the soldiers also injured 82 Palestinians, including 34 children, 2 journalists and 3 medics.
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Israeli Missiles Injure At Least Four Palestinians In Gaza
May 4, 2019 @ 11:49
Medical sources have reported that at least four Palestinians were injured, on Saturday morning, after the Israeli army fired several missiles into areas in northern Gaza.
They stated that the soldiers the soldiers injured four Palestinians, after some of the Israeli missiles struck agricultural lands, north of Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun, in the northern parts of the Gaza Strip.
One of the Israeli missiles was fired into an agricultural area in Beit Hanoun, and exploded close to an occupied Palestinian car.
In addition, the army fired missiles into a site, run by an armed Palestinian resistance group in northern Gaza, causing damage.
The Israeli army said it fired the missiles after an armed group in Gaza reportedly fired missiles into Rehovot, Ashkelon, Sderot, Ashdod, and several areas in Sha’ar HaNegev and Eshkol Regional Councils, without causing injuries.
It added that more than 50 shells were fired from the Gaza Strip into several settlements near the Gaza Strip. One of the missiles reported landed near a home.
Furthermore, the army said it fired missiles into a lookout post, run by the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas.
The Israeli army also closed several areas around the Gaza Strip, and restricted civilian access to them, due to the rising tension in the region, especially after two soldiers were injured, Friday, while the military killed four Palestinians.
Two of the slain Palestinians were killed during the Great Return March processions, and two members of the Al-Qassam Brigades were later killed by Israeli missiles.
In addition, Israeli sources said two soldiers were injured, one suffered mild wounds and the other was moderately wounded, Friday, from bullet fragments after Palestinian fighters fired rounds at them, and added that the army fired several tank shells.
It is worth mentioning that, during the Israeli excessive use of force against the Palestinian protesters, Friday, the army also injured 82 Palestinians, including 34 children, two journalists and three medics.
In a statement, Hamas said it will retaliate to the latest Israeli attacks, while Israeli sources said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to convene with security and military leaders to evaluate the situation and discuss possible further steps.
https://imemc.org/article/israeli-missiles-injure-at-least-four-palestinians-in-gaza/
The Israeli army continued, on Sunday at dawn, the bombardment and shelling of several parts of the Gaza Strip, inflicting more injuries among the Palestinians, and serious property damage, just hours after the army killed four Palestinians, including a baby, and her mother who was also pregnant.
Media sources said the army fired missiles into many structures, homes and apartment buildings in several parts of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli missiles and shells targeted many areas in several parts of Gaza city, including the Shati’ refugee camp, in addition to Beit Lahia and Jabalia, in northern Gaza, Rafah and Khan Younis, in the southern part.
The Israeli missile also struck an apartment building in the Rimal neighborhood, in the center of Gaza Strip, and leveled it.
Furthermore, at least one Palestinian was injured at dawn, when the army fired missiles at homes and buildings in the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza, injuring one Palestinian.
This attack came just short hours after the army fired missiles into two others residential buildings in the same neighborhood.
The army is still firing missiles and shells into several parts of the besieged Gaza Strip, while armed and surveillance drones are ongoing with their flights over the coastal region.
Palestinian armed resistance factions in Gaza threatened to expand the firing of shells into Israeli areas if the army does not halt its military escalation on Gaza, and said that their missiles will be fired into areas that are even more than 40 kilometers away from the coastal region.
Israeli media sources said three persons, including an elderly woman, were injured, Saturday, by a Palestinian shell, and added that armed groups in Gaza fired dozens of shells into several Israeli areas.
It is worth mentioning that the Israeli army has killed a pregnant Palestinian mother, identified as Falasteen Saleh Abu Arar, 37, and her baby girl, Saba Mahmoud Abu Arar, 14 months, after firing a missile at their home in Gaza city.
Furthermore, the soldiers killed another Palestinian, identified as Khaled Mohammad Abu Qleiq, 25, after the army fired several missiles into areas in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza.
Among the targeting buildings was “Abdullah al-Hourani Center for Studies and Documentation” which is run by Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), located in a residential building in Gaza city.
The Israeli bombardment also caused damage to several shops and stores, in addition to media agencies, including the Turkish Anadolu News Agency.
In addition, the Israeli missiles caused a power blackout after its missiles caused damage to power lines in the Industrial Area, east of Gaza city.
The Electric Company said it managed to restore the power in the Industrial Area, however, Israel bombed the area again, causing another blackout.
It added that its technicians are trying to enter the area, but are facing numerous obstacles and safety risks due to ongoing Israeli bombing.
Armed resistance factions in Gaza said they retaliated to the Israeli escalation by firing shells into several Israeli areas, including Ofakim, Asqalan (Ashkelon), Be’er as-Sabe’ (Beersheba) and Keryat Gat.
Israeli sources said that two Israelis were injured, including one who suffered serious wounds, after a shell which was fired from Gaza struck a building in Asqalan (Ashkelon).
Earlier Saturday, the soldiers killed one Palestinian, identified as Emad Mohammad Nosseir, 22, from Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
On Friday, the soldiers killed two Palestinians during the Great Return March processions, and later killed two members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas.
Besides killing the four Palestinians, the soldiers also injured 82 Palestinians, including 34 children, two journalists and three medics.
https://imemc.org/article/israel-continues-to-bomb-gaza-after-killing-pregnant-mother-and-her-baby/
Israeli soldiers continued, on Sunday at dawn, the firing of dozens of missiles and shells, into many areas in the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip, including the center of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza, killing two Palestinians. One Israeli was killed by shrapnel from a Palestinian shell.
Updates:
- Israeli Missile Injures One Palestinian Driving A Motorcycle In Northern Gaza.
- Israeli Artillery Shells Injure Four Palestinians In Khan Younis, In Southern Gaza.
- Israeli Shells Injure Two Palestinians in the Sheja’eyya neighborhood, east of Gaza city.
- Israeli Air Force Fires Missiles Into A Blacksmith Workshop In the Zeitoun Neighborhood, In Gaza city.
- Israeli Soldiers Fire Artillery Shells Into A Site East Of Beit Hanoun, In Northern Gaza.
- Israeli Soldiers Fire Shells Into Farmlands East of the Central District In The Gaza Strip.
- Israeli Air Force Fires Missiles At Homes, In Southern Gaza.
- Israeli Prime Minister Gives Orders To Continue Gaza Bombing.
- Israeli Soldiers Fire A Missile At A Home in The Nusseirat Refugee Camp, In Central Gaza.
- Israeli Soldiers Fires Missiles At A Market In Gaza City.
- Israeli Army Fires Missiles Into An Area In Gaza Sea Port.
The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza has reported that the soldiers killed Mahmoud Sobhi Issa, 26, and Fawzi Abdul-Halim Bawadi, 24, in the al-Boreij refugee camp. Both are members of the al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad.
The army also fired missiles at a home, owned by members of Zo’rob family, in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and leveled it.
Media sources in Gaza said the Israeli army carried out more than 150 air strikes, in addition to firing dozens of artillery shells against 220 civilian structures in the Gaza Strip, including residential buildings, mosques, stores, educational facilities, media agencies and workshops.
Mahmoud Sobhi Issa
The number of apartment buildings that were targeted by Israeli missiles has arrived to seven, in several parts of the Gaza Strip, in addition to the al-Mustafa Mosque in the Shati’ refugee camp.
The soldiers also fired missiles targeting 22 agricultural lands and hothouses, near the al-Azhar University and the Islamic University, and caused serious damage to several schools.
Furthermore, the army fired a missile at a motorcycle in the al-Falouja area, in northern Gaza, wounding two Palestinians, including one who suffered a life-threatening injury.
At least two Palestinians were also injured after the army fired missiles into an area east of Gaza City.
By the time of this report, at least fifty Palestinians, including children, have been injured by Israeli missiles and shells.
Palestinian resistance groups also fired many shells into several Israeli areas near the besieged Gaza Strip.
On Saturday at night, one Israeli man, identified as Moshe Adadi, 58, was killed by shrapnel from a shell fired from Gaza.
He initially suffered serious shrapnel wounds in the stomach and chest, and died from his wounds at Barzilai Hospital.
Israeli sources said he was as a rocket hit his home in Ashkelon on Saturday night, and died on his way to hospital.
Three other Israelis were injured, including an elderly woman, 80, who suffered severe wounds from shrapnel.
Fawzi Abdul-Halim Bawadi
He initially suffered serious wounds in the stomach and chest, and died from his wounds at a Barzilai Hospital.
Three other Israelis were injured, including an elderly woman, 80, who suffered severe wounds from shrapnel.
According to the Israeli army, around 400 shells were fired from Gaza in a number of areas in the southern and central parts of the country, while dozens of them were intercepted by the Iron Dome system.
On Saturday, the Israeli army killed a pregnant Palestinian mother, identified as Falasteen Saleh Abu Arar, 37, and her baby girl, Saba Mahmoud Abu Arar, 14 months, after firing a missile at their home in Gaza city. The Israeli military claimed in a statement that they blame Hamas for the deaths of the mother and child, claiming an errant rocket was to blame, eyewitnesses contradicted that claim, saying that the mother and child were killed by an Israeli missile.
Furthermore, the soldiers killed another Palestinian, identified as Khaled Mohammad Abu Qleiq, 25, after the army fired several missiles into areas in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza.
Among the targeted buildings was “Abdullah al-Hourani Center for Studies and Documentation” which is run by Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), located in a residential building in Gaza city.
The Israeli bombardment also caused damage to several shops and stores, in addition to media agencies, including the Turkish Anadolu News Agency.
Earlier Saturday, the soldiers killed one Palestinian, identified as Emad Mohammad Nosseir, 22, from Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
On Friday, the soldiers killed two Palestinians during the Great Return March processions, and later killed two members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas.
The Palestinian Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip has confirmed that Israeli missiles killed, Sunday, three young Palestinian men, east of Gaza city, amidst ongoing Israeli bombardment and shelling targeting several parts of the coastal region. Two Israelis kills by Palestinian shells.
The Ministry said the Israeli missiles killed Bilal Mohammad al-Banna, 23, and Abdullah Nofal Abu al-‘Ata, 21, in the Sheja’eyya neighborhood, east of Gaza city.
It added that the soldiers also killed one Palestinian, identified as Hamed Ahmad al-Khodary, 34, and injured three others, after the army fired missiles targeting al-Khodary’s car in the ad-Daraj neighborhood in Gaza city.
They were among many Palestinians targeted by the Israeli missiles, leading to several injuries, and serious property damage.
His death was a targeted assassination as Israel claims he was in charge of funneling money from Iran to Hamas movement in Gaza.
In addition, Israeli sources said one Israeli man, 50, suffered a critical injury when a Palestinian shell directly struck his car near Kibbutz Erez, and added that a house was directly hit with a shell in Be’er as-Sabe’ (Beersheba).
Israeli online daily, Haaretz, has reported that two Israelis s
Abdullah Nofal Abu al-Ata
uffered critical wounds, and two others were seriously injured, on Saturday afternoon, by Palestinian shells in Ashkelon (Asqalan).
According Haaretz, the army spokesperson since the military has struck 260 “targets” in several parts of the Gaza Strip.
In addition, Israeli Channel 7 News said Palestinian shells struck a factory in Ashkelon (Asqalan), killing two Israelis, 49 and 22 years of age, who remained unidentified at the time of this report, and one man was moderately injured.
An Israel man, identified as Moshe Adadi, 58, was also killed by a shell fired from the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, Israeli missiles and shells continue to strike Palestinian homes, residential buildings, infrastructure, farmlands, roads and public facilities, in addition to a few media agencies, in several parts of the Gaza Strip.
Earlier Sunday, the Health Ministry said the soldiers killed Mahmoud Sobhi Issa, 26, and Fawzi Abdul-Halim Bawadi, 24, in the al-Boreij refugee camp. Both are members of the al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad.
Bilal Mohammad al-Banna
In addition, an Israeli man, identified as Moshe Adadi, 58, was killed by shrapnel from a shell fired from Gaza into Ashkelon. He is the first Israeli to be killed by a Palestinian shell since the deadly massive Israeli war on Gaza in the summer of 2014.
It is worth mentioning that, as confirmed by Haaretz at the time of this report, nine Israelis were injured by shrapnel from Palestinian shells, among them a woman, 80, who suffered serious wounds, and a man, 50, who suffered moderate wounds.
Although the total number of injured Israelis, in the part 24 hours, was set at 115 at the time of this report, and three were killed. Among the injured many who were “hurt while running to shelters” and 60 were treated for “panic attacks.”
Hamed al-Khodari
Haaretz said three of the wounded Israelis suffered serious wounds, and one was moderately injured, 53 lightly wounded, and 55 “treated for shock,” and twenty-eight are in the emergency room and nine are hospitalized.
In addition, Israeli Ynet News has reported that the army has ordered the deployment of a brigade of the Armored Corps along the perimeter with Gaza, in anticipation of further military escalation.
On Saturday, the Israeli army killed a pregnant Palestinian mother, identified as Falasteen Saleh Abu Arar, 37, and her baby girl, Saba Mahmoud Abu Arar, 14 months, after firing a missile at their home in Gaza city.
Furthermore, the soldiers killed another Palestinian, identified as Khaled Mohammad Abu Qleiq, 25, after the army fired several missiles into areas in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza.
More than ninety Palestinians, including many women and children, have been injured by Israeli missiles and shells in Gaza.
Among the targeted buildings was “Abdullah al-Hourani Center for Studies and Documentation” which is run by Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), located in a residential building in Gaza city
The Israeli bombardment also caused damage to several shops and stores, in addition to media agencies, including the Turkish Anadolu News Agency.
Earlier Saturday, the soldiers killed one Palestinian, identified as Emad Mohammad Nosseir, 22, from Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
On Friday, the soldiers killed two Palestinians during the Great Return March processions, and later killed two members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas.
https://imemc.org/article/israeli-missiles-kill-three-palestinians-east-of-gaza/
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