Death toll rises in Gaza border protests
At least nine Palestinians were killed by Israeli army gunfire during Friday protests at the Israeli-Gaza border, Gaza officials now say. Among the dead is a Palestinian journalist who succumbed later to his injuries.
Palestinians evacuate a wounded journalist during clashes with Israeli troops at the Israel-Gaza border at a protest demanding the right to return to their homeland, in the southern Gaza Strip
A Palestinian journalist who was shot by Israeli forces during renewed clashes along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel has died of his wounds, bringing the toll of those killed during Friday's protests to nine, the Health Ministry in the Strip said on Saturday.
The ministry also announced the death of another man to add to an initial death toll of seven. Nearly 500 people were injured by live fire and rubber bullets, 33 seriously, it said.
The dead journalist, Yasser Murtaja, was working as a photographer for the Gaza-based Ain media agency. He was more than 100 meters (yards) from the border and wearing a flak jacket marked "press" when he was shot.
The Israeli army has not yet commented on Murtaja's death, saying only that it had stopped several attempts to breach the border fence and had acted "in accordance with the rules of engagement."
The UN human rights office said on Friday that there were indications of Israeli forces using "excessive force" against protesters last week, when 15 Palestinians were killed or died later of their wounds amid clashes near the border.
Source: DW.com
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