Two Palestinians, one in the Gaza Strip and the other in Ramallah in the West Bank, were killed yesterday by the Israeli army.
In the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian was killed and dozens were wounded by gunfire and suffocation in clashes with the Israeli army in the eastern Gaza Strip.
A 25-year-old man was killed by a live bullet in the chest during clashes with the Israeli army east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, medics said. The medics said that about 30 other demonstrators were shot, including an 18-year-old man, who was described as very critical, and dozens of rubber bullets and suffocation on the outskirts of the eastern Gaza Strip.
The highest authority for the return marches in Gaza called for the widest popular participation in the protests yesterday, under the slogan: «The crime of siege a conspiracy will not pass». This is the 44th Friday, since the start of the march of return on March 30 last, which killed more than 250 Palestinians, according to Palestinian statistics.
On the other hand, the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the death of a Palestinian, and wounding another wounded by the Israeli army, near Silwad in Ramallah.
Medical sources reported that a number of Palestinians were injured and suffocated during clashes with the Israeli army in a number of West Bank villages as part of the weekly anti-Israeli demonstrations.
On the other hand, two Palestinians were shot dead during the violent clashes that broke out with the occupation in the village of Mughayir east of Ramallah, following the suppression of worshipers in the village. The occupation forces attacked the worshipers during the Friday prayers, in the land threatened with confiscation east of the village Mughair.