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<h1 class="reader-title">95 Civilians Shot and Injured,
Including 43 Children, a Woman, 2 Paramedics and a Journalist
by IOF at 80th GMR</h1>
25 October 2019</div>
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<p><strong>Ref: 116/2019</strong></p>
<p>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<sup>th</sup> Great
March of Return (GMR), this Friday, 25 October 2019.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><strong>The following is a summary of today’s events
along the Gaza Strip border:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Northern Gaza Strip: </strong>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.</p>
<p><strong>Gaza City:</strong> IOF shot and injured 10
civilians, including 7 children: 3 with live bullets and
shrapnel and 7 with rubber bullets.</p>
<p><strong>Central Gaza Strip: </strong>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.</p>
<p><strong>Khan Younis:</strong> 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.</p>
<p><strong>Rafah: </strong>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.</p>
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