[News] 95 Civilians Shot and Injured, Including 43 Children, a Woman, 2 Paramedics and a Journalist by Israeli Occupation Forces

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  95 Civilians Shot and Injured, Including 43 Children, a Woman, 2
  Paramedics and a Journalist by IOF at 80th GMR

25 October 2019
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*Ref: 116/2019*

Ninety-five Palestinian civilians, including 43 children, a woman, 2 
paramedics and a journalist, were shot and injured by Israeli occupation 
forces (IOF) fire against peaceful protestors at the 80^th Great March 
of Return (GMR), this Friday, 25 October 2019.

IOF continued to use excessive force against protestors, wounding 36 
civilians with live bullets and shrapnel in addition to other injuries 
in the upper body due to direct targeting with rubber bullets and tear 
gas canisters.

Thousands of civilians took part in this week’s peaceful protests 
titled: “For our Prisoners in Israeli Jails and al-Aqsa Mosque,” and 
they raised the Palestinian flag and chanted national slogans.

The protests lasted from 15:00 to 18:30 and involved activities such as 
speeches and theatrical performances. Hundreds of civilians protested at 
varied distances from the border fence across the Gaza Strip, where some 
protestors set tires on fire and a few of them attempted to throw 
stones, Molotov Cocktails and firecrackers at the Israeli forces, who 
responded with excessive force.

According to PCHR’s documentation, the number of victims increased to 
214 since the outbreak of the protests on 30 March 2018, including 46 
children, 2 women, 9 persons with disabilities, 4 paramedics and 2 
journalists. Additionally, 14,453 were wounded, including 3,592 
children, 383 women, 250 paramedics and 216 journalists, noting that 
many of those injured had sustained multiple injuries on separate occasions.

*The following is a summary of today’s events along the Gaza Strip border:*

*Northern Gaza Strip: *demonstrations took part adjacent to Abu Safiyah 
area protests, northeast of Jabalia, and in southeast of Beit Hanoun. 
Israeli forces’ attacks against protestors resulted in the injury of 43 
civilians, including 20 children, a woman and a paramedic: 20 with live 
bullets and shrapnel, including 11 children; 14 with rubber bullets, 
including 5 children and a woman; and 9 were hit with tear gas 
canisters, including 4 children. Mohammed Abdul Hamid Tawfiq Deeb (24), 
a volunteer paramedic, was hit with a tear gas canister to the right 
leg. Israeli forces used a military vehicle that emits the sound of 
heavy gunfire to cause fear among the protestors.

*Gaza City:* IOF shot and injured 10 civilians, including 7 children: 3 
with live bullets and shrapnel and 7 with rubber bullets.

*Central Gaza Strip: *the area witnessed several shows as hundreds of 
civilians participated in the engagement celebration of a journalist. 
Dozens gathered adjacent to the border fence at a range varying between 
0 – 300 meters and raised the Palestinian flag. A few of them attempted 
to throw stones at Israeli forces. IOF shot and injured 11 civilians, 
including 4 children, a photojournalist: 4 with live bullets, 4 with 
rubber bullets, and 3 were hit with tear gas canisters. Mahmoud Khalid 
Mohammed Khattab (26), a journalist from Deir al-Balah, was shot with a 
rubber bullet to the left shoulder and he received medical treatment in 
the field.

*Khan Younis:* IOF shot and injured 12 civilians, including 4 children, 
and they were transferred to hospitals: 6 shot with live bullets and 
shrapnel and 5 with rubber bullets. In addition, many civilians 
sustained superficial rubber bullet wounds and suffocated due to tear 
gas inhalation; they received treatment on the spot. A number of 
protestors set tires on fire adjacent to the border fence.

*Rafah: *IOF shot and injured 19 civilians, including 8 children and a 
paramedic: 3 with live bullet and shrapnel, 10 with rubber bullets, and 
6 were hit with tear gas canisters. Ibrahim Mazen Abu Telakh (21), a 
volunteer paramedic, was directly hit with a tear gas canister to the 
left shoulder.


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