One Palestinian killed and hundreds injured in Gaza protests

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

One Palestinian killed and hundreds injured in Gaza protests

More than 360 wounded by bullets and tear gas, in the third week of demonstrations

Hazem Balousha in Gaza City and Oliver Holmes in Nahal Oz, Israel
Fri 13 Apr 2018 19.24 BST

Israeli forces stationed on the Gaza frontier have killed one person and wounded hundreds of Palestinians, who were demonstrating for the third week in a row.

Health officials in Gaza said 363 people were injured by live ammunition and tear gas inhalation, although they did not provide a breakdown. They said a Gazan journalist was in a serious condition after being shot in the abdomen.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society, a humanitarian organisation, has said one of its medics was shot in the knee.

Rights groups accuse Israel of wanton use of live fire. Israel says the protests are a cynical ploy by Gaza’s rulers Hamas to stage attacks, including using explosives, or to breach the border.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/13/one-palestinian-killed-and-hundreds-injured-in-gaza-clashes

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Would this situation be any better if a rightwing piece of shit was not in charge in Israel?

[Mosby]

2. probably yes

The use of live fire has been very controversial in Israel and the US.

[Igel]

3. It's Friday.

People go to mosque. They're told how angry they should be. They're told to go out and protest. Esp. the young men, who are to be the defenders of the nation and the faith, and who, in Gaza, have few jobs, therefore no property of their own, and are unlikely to have much luck marrying and having a family "with dignity".

No peace, no justice.