Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teen at Gaza Border

Soldiers opened fire at Palestinian demonstrations near Beit Hanoun-Erez crossing, killing Abu Habel and injuring 15 others, some of them shot by live ammunition, Middle East News reported.

Since weekly mass rallies began at the Gaza border in late March, at least 195 Palestinians have been killed and more than 20,000 others wounded by Israeli army fire. The overwhelming majority of the dead and wounded have been unarmed, according to Gaza health officials.

Most of the casualties occurred in mid-May when Israeli forces attacked Palestinians marking the 70th anniversary of Israel’s occupation of historical Palestine and the ensuing ethnic cleansing of half a million Palestinian refugees.

The rallies call for ending the 12-year-long Israeli blockade of Gaza and for the right of return of the refugees.

The Amnesty International has also stressed that the attacks on Palestinian protesters by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip are “willful killings constituting war crimes".

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the international community to hold accountable the Israeli regime for the cold-blooded killing of unarmed Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

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