[Aljazeera] Gaza health ministry says 24 others were wounded after Israeli forces fired live bullets and tear gas at protesters.
A Palestinian teenager was killed by an Israeli gas canister that was fired at a protest along the enclave's northern border with Israel, Gaza's health authorities said.
Ministry of Health spokesperson, Ashraf al-Qidra, said that Ahmed Abu Habel, 15, died on Wednesday when the tear gas canister hit him in the head near a checkpoint between Israel and the Gaza Strip.
Twenty-four others were injured, al-Qidra added.
Israel's military did not comment on the specific incident but a spokesperson told AFP news agency that soldiers had "fired live rounds in accordance with the rules of engagement" as protesters massed along the border. |