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Gaza Strip: Border fighter fatally wounded by gunfire | Israel Today

2021-08-21T18:27:30.248Z


The policeman was injured during Palestinian riots near the border fence • He is seeking medical treatment and the incident is under investigation by security forces


A Border Police fighter was seriously injured today (Saturday) by gunfire during a riot on the Gaza Strip border, the publication was allowed today (Saturday).

This is a serious escalation of the riots carried out by Hamas on the Gaza border to mark the 52nd anniversary of the fire in al-Aqsa. 

Hundreds of Palestinians rioted near the border fence in the Gaza Strip in protest of the 52nd anniversary of the fire in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

IDF soldiers responded by dispersing demonstrations and according to Palestinian sources there are more than twenty casualties. During one of the clashes, a group even approached the fence and tried to snatch a weapon from an IDF soldier, but without success. The soldiers responded by firing.

At the same time, a number of balloons were reported that appeared to be inflated in the direction of the enveloping settlements.

No damage was reported by Israel as a result.

Defense Minister Bnei Gantz responded to the events in an interview with Network 13 and said: "The events in the Gaza Strip are serious, we will respond accordingly." 

At the same time, a number of balloons were reported that appeared to be inflated in the direction of the enveloping settlements.

No damage was reported by Israel as a result.

Earlier it was reported that Hamas was deploying restraint forces along the fence as protesters arrived by bus from dozens of collection points scattered throughout the Gaza Strip and concentrated in the Malka sector.

Opposition groups in the Gaza Strip are trying to torpedo the march, and yesterday calls began to boycott the "lie and deception festival of all factions" on Internet networks in the Gaza Strip.

The networks also said that "the money from Qatar will not benefit the residents of the Gaza Strip," and that "the people of Gaza are starving because of the corona that is spreading, and Hamas is busy with the lie festival."

Source: israelhayom

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