- Title: Funeral held for Palestinian killed during Gaza border protest
- Date: 25th September 2018
- Summary: GAZA CITY, GAZA (SEPTEMBER 25, 2018) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE HOLDING BODY OF KILLED MAN AT BORDER PROTEST IN FUNERAL PEOPLE CRYING AND PUSHING EACH OTHER WOMEN CRYING VARIOUS OF CHILD CRYING AT FUNERAL PEOPLE HOLDING BODY OF PALESTINIAN IN FUNERAL ARMED MEN HOLDING RIFLES AND WALKING IN FUNERAL MORE OF FUNERAL WOMAN LOOKING AT FUNERAL FROM WINDOW VARIOUS OF FUNERAL
- Embargoed: 9th October 2018 12:09
- Keywords: Israel Palestinian killed Israeli soldiers funeral in Gaza
- Location: GAZA CITY, GAZA
- City: GAZA CITY, GAZA
- Country: Palestinian Territories
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA0018Z4KNK7
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: A funeral was held in Gaza on Tuesday (September 25) for a Palestinian man shot by Israeli soldiers during a protest at the border.
Israeli soldiers on Monday (September 24) shot dead the Palestinian man and injured dozens of others who were protesting near the border between Israel and Gaza, according to Gaza health officials.
The Israeli military said thousands had taken part in the demonstration, throwing burning tyres, rocks and explosive devices toward the troops on the other side of the border fence. A military spokesman said soldiers responded with "riot dispersal means according to rules of engagement."
Gaza health officials said 90 people were hurt, 10 of them by live fire.
Since Gazans began holding border protests on March 30, the Israeli army has killed 184 Palestinians. A Gaza sniper has killed one Israeli soldier.
Israel accuses Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement that controls Gaza, of having deliberately provoked violence in the protests, a charge Hamas denies.
Protest organisers say the demonstrations aim to press demands for a right to lands lost to Israel in the 1948 war of its foundation and for an end to an Israeli-Egyptian blockade of the coastal Gaza Strip.
Israel says the blockade is intended to prevent weapons from reaching militant groups, including Hamas, which it designates as a terrorist organization and with whom it has fought three wars in the past decade.
More than 2 million Palestinians are packed into tiny Gaza, which is experiencing deep economic hardship.
Around 10 Palestinian boats sailed off the coast to challenge the blockade on Monday, drawing warning shots from the Israeli navy. There were no reports of Palestinian casualties. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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