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A Palestinian has succumbed to wounds he sustained by Israeli army fire during anti-occupation protests along border of the Gaza Strip on Friday, according to the Health Ministry.
Yahya Bader al-Hassanat, 37, from the central Gaza Strip, died of his head injury on Sunday, ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said in a statement.
For the last seven months, Palestinians in Gaza have been staging regular demonstrations along the Gaza-Israel buffer zone to demand the right to return to their homes in historical Palestine from which they were driven in 1948.
They also demand an end to Israel’s 12-year blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has gutted the coastal enclave’s economy and deprived its two million inhabitants of many basic commodities.
Since the rallies began on March 30, more than 200 Palestinians have been martyred-- and thousands more injured -- by Israeli troops deployed along the other side of the buffer zone.
The Gaza-based Islamic Jihad movement on Saturday announced an Egypt-brokered ceasefire with Israel, according to its spokesman.“We announce a ceasefire with Israel after Egyptian contacts with us,” Dawoud Shihab told Anadolu Agency.He said his movement “will be committed to the deal as long as Israel is committed to”.Late Friday, Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, citing rocket fire from the blockaded Palestinian territory.Saturday’s deal came after at least six Palestinians were killed and dozens injured by Israeli army fire during anti-occupation protests along Gaza border.More than 200 Palestinians have been killed and thousands more injured by Israeli troops deployed near Gaza’s buffer zone since such rallies began on March 30.Palestinian killed by Israel fire near Gaza buffer zoneIsrael's Netanyahu made unpublicised visit to OmanIsraeli fire martyrs four, injures 31 Palestinians at Gaza buffer zone
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Oman is offering ideas to help Israel and the Palestinians to come together but is not acting as mediator, Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, the sultanate’s minister responsible for foreign affairs said on Saturday.Oman relies on the United States and efforts by President Donald Trump in working towards this "deal of the century" (Middle East peace), Alawi bin Abdullah told a security summit in Bahrain a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Oman.Bahrain's foreign minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa voiced support for Oman over the sultanate's role in trying to secure Israeli-Palestinian peace, while Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir said the kingdom believes the key to normalising relations with Israel was the peace process.Palestinian groups vow response to Israeli airstrikesNetanyahu's rare visit to Oman came days after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas paid a three-day visit to the Gulf country and also met Omani leader Sultan Qaboos.Netanyahu was accompanied on Friday by senior officials, including the head of the Mossad intelligence agency and his national security adviser.Bin Alawi said "Israel is a state present in the region, and we all understand this, the world is also aware of this fact and maybe it is time for Israel to be treated the same and also bear the same obligations."Palestinian youth killed by Israeli army gunfireIsrael strikes dozens of targets in Gaza Strip
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