6 Palestinians shot dead near Gaza-Israel buffer zone
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Relatives of Mohammad Ali Inshasi, who was killed by Israeli soldiers during "Great March of Return" demonstrations, mourn during his funeral ceremony in Khan Yunis, Gaza on September 29, 2018. ( Ashraf Amra - Anadolu Agency )
Relatives of Mohammad Ali Inshasi, who was killed by Israeli soldiers during “Great March of Return” demonstrations, mourn during his funeral ceremony in Khan Yunis, Gaza on September 29, 2018. ( Ashraf Amra – Anadolu Agency )
Relatives of Mohammad Ali Inshasi, who was killed by Israeli soldiers during “Great March of Return” demonstrations, mourn during his funeral ceremony in Khan Yunis, Gaza on September 29, 2018. ( Ashraf Amra – Anadolu Agency )
Palestinians carry the dead body of Mohammad Ali Inshasi, who was killed by Israeli soldiers during “Great March of Return” demonstrations, during his funeral ceremony in Khan Yunis, Gaza on September 29, 2018. ( Ashraf Amra – Anadolu Agency )
Relatives of Muhammed Esref el-Avavide, who was killed by Israeli soldiers during “Great March of Return” demonstrations, mourn during his funeral ceremony at Al Bureij Refugee Camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 29, 2018. ( Hassan Jedi – Anadolu Agency )
Relatives of Muhammed Esref el-Avavide, who was killed by Israeli soldiers during “Great March of Return” demonstrations, mourn during his funeral ceremony at Al Bureij Refugee Camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 29, 2018. ( Hassan Jedi – Anadolu Agency )
Palestinians carry the dead body of Muhammed Esref el-Avavide, who was killed by Israeli soldiers during “Great March of Return” demonstrations, during his funeral ceremony at Al Bureij Refugee Camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 29, 2018. ( Hassan Jedi – Anadolu Agency )
At least six Palestinians were killed and 90 others injured by Israeli army while taking part in ongoing demonstrations along the Gaza-Israel buffer zone, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
In a statement, ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said that Mohamed Inshani, 18, Iyad Khalil al-Shaer, 18, Mohamed Nayef al-Houm, 14, Mohamed Shahsa ,24, Mohamed Walid Moustafa Haniyyah, 32, and Nasir Musbih, 12, have been killed by Israeli army gunfire, Anadolu Agency reports.
According to al-Qidra, 90 Palestinians, including 35 children and four women were injured — two of them seriously — by Israeli troops deployed along the other side of the buffer zone.
Protesters — who have been staging demonstrations since March 30 — demand the “right of return” to their homes in historical Palestine from which they were driven in 1948 to make way for the new state of Israel.
They also demand an end to Israel’s 11-year blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has gutted the coastal enclave’s economy and deprived its two million inhabitants of basic commodities.
According to the Health Ministry, more than 180 Palestinians have been martyred — and thousands more injured — since the rallies began some six months ago.
