BINTANGNEWS.com – At
least seven Palestinians have lost their lives and over five hundred more
sustained injuries when Israeli military forces opened fire on a group of
protesters participating in anti-occupation rallies along the border between
the besieged Gaza Strip and Israeli-occupied territories.
The statement added that 18-year-old
Iyad Khalil Ahmed al-Shaer and Mohammed Bassam Shakhseh, 24, were shot dead
east of Gaza City.
Three others were later identified as
24-year-old Mohamed Waleed Haniyeh, Nasser Azmi Musbah, 12, and 18-year-old
Mohammed Ali Anshasi. The other slain Palestinian remains unidentified as of
yet.
Another 506 protesters were also
injured. A total of 210 demonstrators were admitted to hospitals and medical
centers across Gaza Strip to receive medical treatment. Ninety people were
struck with live bullets.
Thirty-five children, four women, four
medics and two journalists were among the injured Palestinians.
A minor and a young man were taken to
hospital in critical condition. Both had suffered Israeli-inflicted gunshot
wounds in the chest.
More than 190 Palestinians have been
killed by Israeli forces ever since anti-occupation protest rallies began in
the Gaza Strip on March 30. Approximately 20,000 Palestinians have also
sustained injuries.
The Gaza clashes reached their peak on
May 14, on the eve of the 70th anniversary of Nakba Day (Day of Catastrophe),
which coincided this year with the US embassy relocation from Tel Aviv to
occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds.
On June 13, the United Nations General
Assembly adopted a resolution, sponsored by Turkey and Algeria, condemning
Israel for Palestinian civilian deaths in the Gaza Strip.
The resolution, which had been put
forward on behalf of Arab and Muslim countries, garnered a strong majority of
120 votes in the 193-member assembly, with 8 votes against and 45 abstentions.
The resolution called on UN Secretary
General Antonio Guterres to make proposals within 60 days “on ways and means
for ensuring the safety, protection, and well-being of the Palestinian civilian
population under Israeli occupation,” including “recommendations regarding an
international protection mechanism.”
It also called for “immediate steps
towards ending the closure and the restrictions imposed by Israel on movement
and access into and out of the Gaza Strip.”***
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