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Army shoots and kills Palestinian trying to sabotage Gaza border fence
[IsraelTimes] IDF says it also incarceratedYou have the right to remain silent... three suspects attempting to cross into Israel with a pair of knives; dozens converge on Erez crossing in latest coastal enclave protest IDF soldiers on Sunday shot and killed a Paleostinian who repeatedly tried to sabotage the Gazoo Strip border fence, the army said. "Troops recognised a suspect who approached the security fence and attempted to sabotage it," an English-language army statement said, adding that they shot up the man. He was given medical treatment but "later on, the suspect succumbed to his wounds," it added. Paleostinian security officials said that the dead man was Atef Mohammed Saleh, 32, from Jabaliya in the northern Gazoo Strip, near the border with Israel. Earlier Sunday, the army said soldiers had identified three Gazooks attempting to cross the fence surrounding the northern Gazoo Strip. The Israeli troops uncovered a pair of knives on the suspects upon their apprehension. The IDF was unable to confirm whether the three suspects were the same ones that Paleostinian media reported had been shot and maimed after approaching the northern Gazoo border fence near the Erez crossing. The Shihab Paleostinian news agency reported that two residents of Beit Hanoun on Gazoo’s northeastern edge were shot by IDF troops. Dozens of Paleostinians were protesting and attempting to approach the border fence near the Erez border crossing in the north of the enclave. There were no immediate reports of further casualties at the protest, nor any more information immediately available on the condition of the protesters. On Saturday, the IDF said it would investigate the events surrounding the recent deaths of two Paleostinians at the Gazoo border, including that of a 16-year-old who was shot on Friday during protests and who succumbed to his wounds on Saturday. Paleostinian media outlets released a video clip which they said showed the incident and appeared to show the teen throwing an object before waving and clapping, with his hands in the air at the time he was shot. (Warning: Graphic content.) He was named as Ahmad Abu Tuyur. "In the violent disturbances along the fence, IDF soldiers responded with riot control measures and acted in accordance with open-fire regulations," said the military in a statement Saturday. "It is claimed that two people died in the violent disturbances. The events will be reviewed by the relevant command echelons." Posted by: trailing wife 2018-09-10 |
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