23 sept 2019
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MP Jamal al-Khudari, head of the Popular Committee against the Siege, has called on UN special coordinator Nickolay Mladenov to work on sending an airborne medical aid convoy to the besieged Gaza Strip.
In a press release on Sunday, MP Khudari described Mladenov’s warnings about the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza as “important and realistic but insufficient and in need of practical steps.” The head of the anti-siege committee appealed to Mladenov to instruct all UN and international health and humanitarian institutions to start sending medical supplies to Gaza by air |
He pointed out that about 50 percent of basic medicines and about 60 percent of medical consumables became completely out of stock in public hospitals, laboratories and blood banks.
Two Palestinian paramedics on Sunday evening suffered injuries after soldiers targeted them as they were doing their job during skirmishes between local youths and with the Israeli occupation forces in Eizariya town in Occupied Jerusalem.
The Red Crescent said that two of its paramedics were rushed to the Makassed emergency unit to receive medical assistance, adding that one of them was hit by a tear gas canister in his face and the other had a foot injury from a rubber bullet.
According to local sources, the IOF violent stormed Eizariya town and embarked on firing tear gas grenades and rubber bullets at Palestinians citizens, which provoked clashes with local young men.
The Red Crescent said that two of its paramedics were rushed to the Makassed emergency unit to receive medical assistance, adding that one of them was hit by a tear gas canister in his face and the other had a foot injury from a rubber bullet.
According to local sources, the IOF violent stormed Eizariya town and embarked on firing tear gas grenades and rubber bullets at Palestinians citizens, which provoked clashes with local young men.
22 sept 2019
Minister of Health, Mai Alkaila, warned late yesterday that a possible power outage, expected to be initiated by Israel, in the West Bank governorates of Ramallah and Bethlehem may put the lives of dozens of patients at risk, as such outage may cause damage to refrigerated medications.
Last week, the Palestinian-owned Jerusalem District Electricity Company (JDECO) said it received a third warning from the Israeli Electricity Company (IEC) informing it that it will start rationing or cutting electricity supply to some of the company's concession areas on the 22nd of this month from 10 am to 12 noon local time in the cities and districts of Ramallah and Bethlehem, and on the 23rd from 12 noon until 2:00 p.m. on parts of Ramallah and Jericho and their area villages.
Alkaila said such blackout may also cause harm to a large segment of the population in these governorates, as it affects the validity of hundreds of products and food parcels that require refrigeration or freezing.
In addition, she added, the power outage “may affect medications and vaccines kept in the refrigerators of the health centers and health care clinics.”
“Any power outage on the refrigerators and vaccines of the health centers will damage them and affect their effectiveness, especially those medicines kept at low temperatures. Some of them require permanent freezing during the storing period,” Alkaila continued.
She said any power outage by IEC will certainly affect the validity of children’s vaccines, “as most vaccines are stored at temperatures between 2-8°C, and there are a number of vaccines that need freezing at temperatures as low as minus 20°C, such as the polio vaccine.”
“One of the most important factors in responding to the effectiveness of vaccines is the cold chain of storing them. This means that administering vaccines that have not been kept in proper temperature will result in them being useless,” the Health Minister emphasized.
She pointed out that JDECO has exerted great efforts to ensure the provision of electricity to the health centers in the cities, but that does not apply to all health centers, as JDECO will not be able to provide all health centers with electricity as a result of the Israeli blackout. “This threatens the lives of all patients who use the services of those centers, especially those of the serious cases.”
Alkaila stressed that the power outage will not only affect patients and medicines, but also goes beyond to refrigerators at homes, shops and shopping malls. “Such outage means that food items that need to be kept at low temperatures are at risk of deterioration.”
Last week, the Palestinian-owned Jerusalem District Electricity Company (JDECO) said it received a third warning from the Israeli Electricity Company (IEC) informing it that it will start rationing or cutting electricity supply to some of the company's concession areas on the 22nd of this month from 10 am to 12 noon local time in the cities and districts of Ramallah and Bethlehem, and on the 23rd from 12 noon until 2:00 p.m. on parts of Ramallah and Jericho and their area villages.
Alkaila said such blackout may also cause harm to a large segment of the population in these governorates, as it affects the validity of hundreds of products and food parcels that require refrigeration or freezing.
In addition, she added, the power outage “may affect medications and vaccines kept in the refrigerators of the health centers and health care clinics.”
“Any power outage on the refrigerators and vaccines of the health centers will damage them and affect their effectiveness, especially those medicines kept at low temperatures. Some of them require permanent freezing during the storing period,” Alkaila continued.
She said any power outage by IEC will certainly affect the validity of children’s vaccines, “as most vaccines are stored at temperatures between 2-8°C, and there are a number of vaccines that need freezing at temperatures as low as minus 20°C, such as the polio vaccine.”
“One of the most important factors in responding to the effectiveness of vaccines is the cold chain of storing them. This means that administering vaccines that have not been kept in proper temperature will result in them being useless,” the Health Minister emphasized.
She pointed out that JDECO has exerted great efforts to ensure the provision of electricity to the health centers in the cities, but that does not apply to all health centers, as JDECO will not be able to provide all health centers with electricity as a result of the Israeli blackout. “This threatens the lives of all patients who use the services of those centers, especially those of the serious cases.”
Alkaila stressed that the power outage will not only affect patients and medicines, but also goes beyond to refrigerators at homes, shops and shopping malls. “Such outage means that food items that need to be kept at low temperatures are at risk of deterioration.”
20 sept 2019
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On 75th Friday of Great March of Return, 109 civilians were injured as a result of the Israeli military’s continued use of excessive force against peaceful protests along the Gaza Strip’s eastern border; 39 children, a woman, 2 paramedics, and a journalist, were among those injured this Friday, 20 September 2019.
This week witnessed an increase in the number of injuries among protestors, in comparison to the last 3 weeks, indicating that Israeli forces escalated their use of excessive force against the protesters with the use of live ammunition and targeting protestors’ bodies. As a result, 52 protestors were shot with live bullets; 2 of them sustained serious wounds. |
The Supreme National Authority of Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege called for today’s protests under the slogan “Refugee Camps of Lebanon”, coinciding with the 37th anniversary of Sabra and Shatila massacre that targeted Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
The protests lasted from 15:00 to 19:00 and involved activities such as speeches by political leaders and theatrical performances. Hundreds of civilians protested at varied distances from the border fence across the Gaza Strip. The protestors threw stones, Molotov Cocktails and firecrackers at the Israeli forces, who responded with excessive force. As a result, dozens of civilians sustained bullet injuries while other suffocated due to tear gas inhalation.
PCHR documented 211 killings by Israel since the outbreak of the protests on 30 March 2018, including 46 children, 2 women, 9 persons with disabilities, 4 paramedics and 2 journalists. Additionally, 13,967 were wounded, including 2,998 children, 424 women, 235 paramedics and 215 journalists, noting that many of those injured had sustained multiple injuries on separate occasions.
The following is a summary of today’s events along the Gaza Strip border:
Approximately 1,000 civilians participated in Abu Safiyah area protests, northeast of Jabalia. Speeches, theatrical performances and other segments were performed at the protest central encampment. Dozens of protestors approached the border fence, set fire to tires and threw stones as well as firecrackers at Israeli soldiers, who responded with live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters. As a result, 24 civilians injured, including 12 children; one child deemed in extremely critical condition: 16 were shot with live bullets and their shrapnel; 6 were hit with tear gas canisters; and 2 were shot with rubber bullets. Hamada Suhail Mohamed Sa’d Ghabayin (21) sustained serious live bullet wounds in his abdomen.
Hundreds of protestors took part in eastern Malakah area. Speeches, theatrical performances and other segments were performed at the protest central encampment. Dozens of protestors approached the fence and threw stones with slingshots at Israeli soldiers. The soldiers fired live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at the protestors. As a result, 24 civilians were injured, including 2 children, a woman and a journalist: 6 with live bullets and their shrapnel as well as 18 with rubber bullets. The wounded freelance journalist, ‘Abed al-Rahman Hani ‘Abed al-Qader al-Kahlout (23), was shot with a live bullet in his feet.
At approximately 15:00, hundreds of civilians, including women and children, took part in the eastern Bureij refugee camp protests; dozens gathered adjacent to the border fence at a range varying between 3 – 300 meters and raised flags. The Israeli soldiers launched a drone to photograph protestors who had set tires on fire and thrown stones and sound bombs near the borders; also, they shot them with live and rubber bullets and teargas canisters. The Israeli attacks, which continued until 19:00, resulted in the injury of 14 civilians, including 8 children: 4 were shot with live bullets and their shrapnel; 2 with rubber bullets and 8 with tear gas canisters.
Hundreds participated in Khuza’ah protests. Tens approached the border fence and attempted to throw stones and firecrackers. Israeli forces fired live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at protesters, wounding 10 civilians, including 3 children and 2 paramedics; one civilian deemed in extremely critical condition: 3 with live bullets and their shrapnel; 3 with rubber bullets and 4 were directly hit with tear gas canisters. Moreover, many civilians sustained minor wounds after being hit with rubber bullets and they received medical treatment on the spot. The wounded volunteer paramedics were identified as: Rabah al-Bayyouk (25), who was hit with a rubber bullet in his right arm; and Ghanem Mostafa al-Najjar (45), who was hit with a rubber bullet in his right arm as well, Al-Najjar is a volunteer with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. Furthermore, ‘Ali Mostafa Ferwanah (28) sustained serious live bullet wound in his thigh.
Rafah: Hundreds participated in the eastern Shokah protests, where folklore songs and speeches were held. Dozens approached the border fence and threw stones at the shielded Israeli soldiers, who responded with live and rubber bullets and teargas canisters. As a result, 37 civilians were injured, including 14 children: 23 were shot with live bullets and their shrapnel; 10 were shot with rubber bullets and 4 were directly hit with tear gas canisters.
Israeli forces injure 74 Palestinians in Gaza Return March
Dozens of Palestinian citizens were injured on Friday when Israeli occupation forces heavily opened fire at the peaceful demonstrators taking part in the Great March of Return in the Gaza Strip.
The Ministry of Health said that 74 Palestinians, including two medics, suffered injuries by Israeli gunfire and tear gas canisters on the 75th Friday of the Great March of Return. video
The Gaza Strip Palestinians on 30 March 2018 launched the Great March of Return in five camps along the border between the seaside area and the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories. video
Since the start of the border protests, the Israeli occupation forces have killed 324 Palestinians and injured over 32,000, 500 of whom are in critical condition.
The protests lasted from 15:00 to 19:00 and involved activities such as speeches by political leaders and theatrical performances. Hundreds of civilians protested at varied distances from the border fence across the Gaza Strip. The protestors threw stones, Molotov Cocktails and firecrackers at the Israeli forces, who responded with excessive force. As a result, dozens of civilians sustained bullet injuries while other suffocated due to tear gas inhalation.
PCHR documented 211 killings by Israel since the outbreak of the protests on 30 March 2018, including 46 children, 2 women, 9 persons with disabilities, 4 paramedics and 2 journalists. Additionally, 13,967 were wounded, including 2,998 children, 424 women, 235 paramedics and 215 journalists, noting that many of those injured had sustained multiple injuries on separate occasions.
The following is a summary of today’s events along the Gaza Strip border:
- Northern Gaza Strip:
Approximately 1,000 civilians participated in Abu Safiyah area protests, northeast of Jabalia. Speeches, theatrical performances and other segments were performed at the protest central encampment. Dozens of protestors approached the border fence, set fire to tires and threw stones as well as firecrackers at Israeli soldiers, who responded with live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters. As a result, 24 civilians injured, including 12 children; one child deemed in extremely critical condition: 16 were shot with live bullets and their shrapnel; 6 were hit with tear gas canisters; and 2 were shot with rubber bullets. Hamada Suhail Mohamed Sa’d Ghabayin (21) sustained serious live bullet wounds in his abdomen.
- Gaza City:
Hundreds of protestors took part in eastern Malakah area. Speeches, theatrical performances and other segments were performed at the protest central encampment. Dozens of protestors approached the fence and threw stones with slingshots at Israeli soldiers. The soldiers fired live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at the protestors. As a result, 24 civilians were injured, including 2 children, a woman and a journalist: 6 with live bullets and their shrapnel as well as 18 with rubber bullets. The wounded freelance journalist, ‘Abed al-Rahman Hani ‘Abed al-Qader al-Kahlout (23), was shot with a live bullet in his feet.
- Central Gaza Strip:
At approximately 15:00, hundreds of civilians, including women and children, took part in the eastern Bureij refugee camp protests; dozens gathered adjacent to the border fence at a range varying between 3 – 300 meters and raised flags. The Israeli soldiers launched a drone to photograph protestors who had set tires on fire and thrown stones and sound bombs near the borders; also, they shot them with live and rubber bullets and teargas canisters. The Israeli attacks, which continued until 19:00, resulted in the injury of 14 civilians, including 8 children: 4 were shot with live bullets and their shrapnel; 2 with rubber bullets and 8 with tear gas canisters.
- Khan Yuonis:
Hundreds participated in Khuza’ah protests. Tens approached the border fence and attempted to throw stones and firecrackers. Israeli forces fired live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at protesters, wounding 10 civilians, including 3 children and 2 paramedics; one civilian deemed in extremely critical condition: 3 with live bullets and their shrapnel; 3 with rubber bullets and 4 were directly hit with tear gas canisters. Moreover, many civilians sustained minor wounds after being hit with rubber bullets and they received medical treatment on the spot. The wounded volunteer paramedics were identified as: Rabah al-Bayyouk (25), who was hit with a rubber bullet in his right arm; and Ghanem Mostafa al-Najjar (45), who was hit with a rubber bullet in his right arm as well, Al-Najjar is a volunteer with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. Furthermore, ‘Ali Mostafa Ferwanah (28) sustained serious live bullet wound in his thigh.
Rafah: Hundreds participated in the eastern Shokah protests, where folklore songs and speeches were held. Dozens approached the border fence and threw stones at the shielded Israeli soldiers, who responded with live and rubber bullets and teargas canisters. As a result, 37 civilians were injured, including 14 children: 23 were shot with live bullets and their shrapnel; 10 were shot with rubber bullets and 4 were directly hit with tear gas canisters.
Israeli forces injure 74 Palestinians in Gaza Return March
Dozens of Palestinian citizens were injured on Friday when Israeli occupation forces heavily opened fire at the peaceful demonstrators taking part in the Great March of Return in the Gaza Strip.
The Ministry of Health said that 74 Palestinians, including two medics, suffered injuries by Israeli gunfire and tear gas canisters on the 75th Friday of the Great March of Return. video
The Gaza Strip Palestinians on 30 March 2018 launched the Great March of Return in five camps along the border between the seaside area and the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories. video
Since the start of the border protests, the Israeli occupation forces have killed 324 Palestinians and injured over 32,000, 500 of whom are in critical condition.
11 sept 2019
The Palestinian Non-governmental Organizations Network on Tuesday released a report on the acute shortage of medicines and medical supplies in the NGOs working in the health sector in the Gaza Strip and its implications on their interventions and responses to the needs of patients and other groups.
The report says that health NGOs in the Gaza Strip work under a crippling blockade imposed by Israel on the enclave since 2006 and suffer from a severe lack of medical supplies. It highlights that the crisis has worsened following the launch of the Great March of Return.
The high number of martyrs and wounded marches and the lack of supply have caused a serious deterioration in the situation.
The paper shows the results of a survey prepared by the Palestinian Non-governmental Organizations Network in August 2019 in the Gaza Strip, which included eight NGOs in the health sector, on the shortage of medicines and medical consumables and its impact on the target groups.
It turns out that 40% of the medicines are not found in stores while 45% will run out after three months. As for the medical consumables, the total deficit is 55%.
The Palestinian Non-governmental Organizations Network called for a serious action toward lifting the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip and allowing the entry of all medicines and medical supplies into the coastal enclave as soon as possible.
It also called for facilitating the movement of the patients, particularly those who need treatment abroad, and providing financial support to the health institutions in Gaza so that they could complete their role in offering the necessary health services to the Palestinians living in the seaside area.
The report says that health NGOs in the Gaza Strip work under a crippling blockade imposed by Israel on the enclave since 2006 and suffer from a severe lack of medical supplies. It highlights that the crisis has worsened following the launch of the Great March of Return.
The high number of martyrs and wounded marches and the lack of supply have caused a serious deterioration in the situation.
The paper shows the results of a survey prepared by the Palestinian Non-governmental Organizations Network in August 2019 in the Gaza Strip, which included eight NGOs in the health sector, on the shortage of medicines and medical consumables and its impact on the target groups.
It turns out that 40% of the medicines are not found in stores while 45% will run out after three months. As for the medical consumables, the total deficit is 55%.
The Palestinian Non-governmental Organizations Network called for a serious action toward lifting the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip and allowing the entry of all medicines and medical supplies into the coastal enclave as soon as possible.
It also called for facilitating the movement of the patients, particularly those who need treatment abroad, and providing financial support to the health institutions in Gaza so that they could complete their role in offering the necessary health services to the Palestinians living in the seaside area.
6 sept 2019
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On 73rd Friday of Great March of Return, 2 children were killed and 81 civilians injured as a result of the Israeli military’s continued use of excessive force against peaceful protests along the Gaza Strip’s eastern border;
38 children, 1 journalist and 2 paramedics, including a female, were among those injured this Friday, 06 September 2019.Despite the decrease in the number of injuries among this week’s protestors, in comparison to last Friday, Israeli forces escalated their use of excessive force against the protesters with the use of live ammunition and targeting the upper part of protestors’ bodies, killing 2 children and injuring 52 protestors with live bullets and shrapnel. The Supreme National Authority of Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege called for today’s protests under the slogan “Protecting the Home Front.” |
The protests lasted from 15:00 to 19:00 and involved activities such as speeches by political leaders and theatrical performances. Hundreds of civilians protested at varied distances from the border fence across the Gaza Strip. The protestors threw stones, Molotov Cocktails and firecrackers at the Israeli forces, well-shielded hundreds of meters away, while the latter responded with excessive force.
To this date, PCHR documented 210 killings by Israel since the outbreak of the protests on 30 March 2018, including 46 children, 2 women, 9 persons with disabilities, 4 paramedics and 2 journalists. Additionally, 13,809 were wounded, including 2,932 children, 422 women, 233 paramedics and 213 journalists, noting that many of those injured had sustained multiple injuries on separate occasions.
The following is a summary of today’s events along the Gaza Strip border:
Northern Gaza Strip: Approximately 1,000 civilians participated in Abu Safiyah area protests, northeast of Jabalia. Speeches, theatrical performances and other segments were performed at the protest central encampment. Dozens of protestors approached the border fence and threw stones at Israeli soldiers, who responded with live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters.
As a result, ‘Ali Sami ‘Ali al-Ashqar (17), from Jabalia refugee camp, was killed after being shot with a live bullet to the chest. According to PCHR’s investigations, at approximately 17:40, ‘Ali was shot with a bullet that entered the backside of his chest and exited through the lower front side of his neck while only few meters away from the border fence. A crew member of Military Medical Services evacuated him to the Indonesian Hospital, he was declared dead upon arrival at 18:08. Moreover, 35 civilians were injured, including 25 children: 28 with live bullets and their shrapnel; 3 with tear gas canisters; and 4 with rubber bullets.
Gaza City: Hundreds of protestors took part in eastern Malakah area. Speeches, theatrical performances and other segments were performed at the protest central encampment. Dozens of protestors approached the fence and threw stones with slingshots at Israeli soldiers. The soldiers fired live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at the protestors.
As a result, Khaled Abu Baker Mohammed Sufian al-Rab’ie (14), from al-Shija’iyah neighborhood, was killed. According to PCHR’s investigations, the child arrived at Shifa Hospital at approximately 17:35 with a bullet wound in his waist, and he was pronounced dead at 17:45. Moreover, 16 civilians were injured, including 6 children, a female paramedic and a journalist: 6 with live bullets, 2 with rubber bullets and 8 with tear gas canisters. The wounded paramedic is Mona Khalifah Lubbad (21), who sustained a shrapnel wound to her left foot. The wounded journalist, Ahmed Mohammed al-Hendi (23), sustained a rubber bullet injury to the hand. Mr. al-Hendi works for Siraj Media Services.
Central Gaza: Hundreds of civilians, including women and children, took part in the eastern Bureij refugee camp protests; dozens gathered adjacent to the border fence at a range varying between 2 – 70 meters. The Israeli soldiers, reinforced with 11 military jeeps, launched a drone to photograph protestors who had thrown stones and sound bombs at the military jeeps and shot them with live and rubber bullets in addition to teargas canisters.
As a result, 6 civilians, including 3 children, were wounded: 4 with live bullets and shrapnel, 2 with rubber bullets.
Khan Younis: The Israeli forces’ use of force against the protesters, who gathered in the encampment in eastern Khuza’ah and near the border fence, resulted in the injury of 13 civilians, including 4 children and a paramedic: 5 with live bullets and shrapnel, 2 with rubber bullets; and 6 with tear gas canisters.
Furthermore, many other civilians were wounded with rubber bullets, but their injuries were reported to be minor, while others suffocated due to teargas inhalation. They received treatment on the spot in the field medical point. The wounded paramedic, As’ad Sami Mohammed Abu Ghalwah (30), from Khan Younis, was shot with a rubber bullet to the right foot.
Rafah: hundreds participated in the eastern Shokah protests, where folklore songs and speeches were held. Dozens approached the border fence and threw stones at the shielded Israeli soldiers, who responded with live and rubber bullets and teargas canisters against the protestors. As a result, 11 civilians were injured, including a child. It was documented that 9 were shot with live bullets and their shrapnel and 2 were shot with rubber bullets.
To this date, PCHR documented 210 killings by Israel since the outbreak of the protests on 30 March 2018, including 46 children, 2 women, 9 persons with disabilities, 4 paramedics and 2 journalists. Additionally, 13,809 were wounded, including 2,932 children, 422 women, 233 paramedics and 213 journalists, noting that many of those injured had sustained multiple injuries on separate occasions.
The following is a summary of today’s events along the Gaza Strip border:
Northern Gaza Strip: Approximately 1,000 civilians participated in Abu Safiyah area protests, northeast of Jabalia. Speeches, theatrical performances and other segments were performed at the protest central encampment. Dozens of protestors approached the border fence and threw stones at Israeli soldiers, who responded with live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters.
As a result, ‘Ali Sami ‘Ali al-Ashqar (17), from Jabalia refugee camp, was killed after being shot with a live bullet to the chest. According to PCHR’s investigations, at approximately 17:40, ‘Ali was shot with a bullet that entered the backside of his chest and exited through the lower front side of his neck while only few meters away from the border fence. A crew member of Military Medical Services evacuated him to the Indonesian Hospital, he was declared dead upon arrival at 18:08. Moreover, 35 civilians were injured, including 25 children: 28 with live bullets and their shrapnel; 3 with tear gas canisters; and 4 with rubber bullets.
Gaza City: Hundreds of protestors took part in eastern Malakah area. Speeches, theatrical performances and other segments were performed at the protest central encampment. Dozens of protestors approached the fence and threw stones with slingshots at Israeli soldiers. The soldiers fired live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at the protestors.
As a result, Khaled Abu Baker Mohammed Sufian al-Rab’ie (14), from al-Shija’iyah neighborhood, was killed. According to PCHR’s investigations, the child arrived at Shifa Hospital at approximately 17:35 with a bullet wound in his waist, and he was pronounced dead at 17:45. Moreover, 16 civilians were injured, including 6 children, a female paramedic and a journalist: 6 with live bullets, 2 with rubber bullets and 8 with tear gas canisters. The wounded paramedic is Mona Khalifah Lubbad (21), who sustained a shrapnel wound to her left foot. The wounded journalist, Ahmed Mohammed al-Hendi (23), sustained a rubber bullet injury to the hand. Mr. al-Hendi works for Siraj Media Services.
Central Gaza: Hundreds of civilians, including women and children, took part in the eastern Bureij refugee camp protests; dozens gathered adjacent to the border fence at a range varying between 2 – 70 meters. The Israeli soldiers, reinforced with 11 military jeeps, launched a drone to photograph protestors who had thrown stones and sound bombs at the military jeeps and shot them with live and rubber bullets in addition to teargas canisters.
As a result, 6 civilians, including 3 children, were wounded: 4 with live bullets and shrapnel, 2 with rubber bullets.
Khan Younis: The Israeli forces’ use of force against the protesters, who gathered in the encampment in eastern Khuza’ah and near the border fence, resulted in the injury of 13 civilians, including 4 children and a paramedic: 5 with live bullets and shrapnel, 2 with rubber bullets; and 6 with tear gas canisters.
Furthermore, many other civilians were wounded with rubber bullets, but their injuries were reported to be minor, while others suffocated due to teargas inhalation. They received treatment on the spot in the field medical point. The wounded paramedic, As’ad Sami Mohammed Abu Ghalwah (30), from Khan Younis, was shot with a rubber bullet to the right foot.
Rafah: hundreds participated in the eastern Shokah protests, where folklore songs and speeches were held. Dozens approached the border fence and threw stones at the shielded Israeli soldiers, who responded with live and rubber bullets and teargas canisters against the protestors. As a result, 11 civilians were injured, including a child. It was documented that 9 were shot with live bullets and their shrapnel and 2 were shot with rubber bullets.
