Israeli Soldiers Kill Two Palestinian Children in Gaza Return March

Two Palestinians were killed and dozens were injured on Friday when Israeli occupation forces (IOF) heavily opened fire at the peaceful demonstrators taking part in the Great March of Return in the Gaza Strip.

News ID: 446921

Date: 08 September 2019 - 09:52

RNA - The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that Ali al-Ashqar, 17, and Khaled al-Raba'i, 14, were killed by IOF bullets, Palinfo reported.

At least 66 protesters were injured by live ammunition and tear gas bombs, according to the health ministry.

Thousands of Palestinian citizens demonstrated along the border fence between the Gaza Strip and the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories on the 73rd Friday of the Great March of Return.

Since the start of Gaza's border protests in late March 2018, the Israeli occupation troops has killed 327 Palestinians and injured over 32,000 others.

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