Five protesters were killed and 180 others injured, including 35 minors and four paramedics
A young Palestinian protester died from his wounds early Saturday after being shot by the Israeli army.
Ziyad Akl, 23, was seriously wounded by Israeli gunfire during protests Friday in the Gaza-Israel buffer zone, Ashraf al-Qidra, a spokesman for the Gaza-based Palestinian Ministry of Health, said in a press release.
Five protesters were killed and 180 others injured, including 35 minors and four paramedics, al-Qidra said
The Israeli army said roughly 16,000 Palestinians took part in the protests.
Hundreds of Palestinians had converged along the zone as part of ongoing demonstrations against Israel’s decades-long occupation.
More than 200 Palestinians have been killed and thousands more injured by Israeli troops deployed near the buffer zone since such rallies began on March 30.
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh on Friday spoke with Lebanese President Michel Aoun to discuss the tense security situation at Southern Lebanon’s Mieh Mieh refugee camp, which has been rocked in recent days by armed clashes between rival Palestinian factions.According to a statement released by Haniyeh’s office, during their conversation, the two men agreed that the clashes -- which have pitted Fatah against the Ansar Allah movement -- must end immediately.Describing Lebanon’s security as a “Palestinian priority”, Haniyeh stressed the need to preempt any activity at the Mieh Mieh camp -- or at any other Palestinian refugee camps -- that might adversely affect the stability of the host country.Egypt resumes shuttle diplomacy between Hamas, IsraelThe two leaders also agreed on the need to allow Palestinian refugees to return to their homes in historical Palestine from which they were driven in 1948 to make way for the new state of Israel.Violent clashes first erupted at the Mieh Mieh camp on Oct. 16 between members of Fatah and Ansar Allah.After a meeting of representatives of Palestinian factions held at Lebanese army headquarters, a truce was eventually hammered out, which called for the deployment of a Hamas-run force at the camp and the withdrawal of all gunmen from the facility.Located some four kilometers east of Lebanon’s southern city of Sidon, all three groups -- Fatah, Hamas and Ansar Allah -- reportedly maintain an armed presence inside the camp.First established in 1954, the Mieh Mieh refugee camp is currently home to some 5,000 Palestinian refugees.
Hamas chief, Lebanon leader discuss refugee camp unrest
A Palestinian was martyred after Israeli soldiers opened fire in the West Bank city of Tubas, local health officials said Wednesday.Twenty-three-year-old Mohammed Basharat died after he was shot in the chest, said the officials.According to eye witnesses, Israeli soldiers used live bullets and tear gas against Palestinians.Officials from Israel and Palestine have not yet issued statements on the incident.Jewish settlers frequently stage attacks on Palestinian towns and farms and their Arab inhabitants across the Israeli-occupied West Bank.According to Palestinian figures, more than 650,000 Jewish settlers currently live on 196 settlements and more than 200 settler “outposts” scattered throughout the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.International law regards the West Bank and East Jerusalem as "occupied territories" and considers all settlement-building activity there to be illegal.Palestinian youth gets life behind bars for 2017 attackIsrael dismantles Palestinian school in W. BankIsrael arrests two Palestinian fishermen off Gaza coast
Palestinian martyred by Israeli gunfire in West Bank