2 Palestinians said killed in Gaza clashes with IDF
Army says troops opened fire when 'dozens of rioters breached the buffer zone' in Strip; soldier lightly hurt by stones in West Bank
Palestinian sources said Friday that two people were killed in clashes with IDF soldiers in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip.
In the first incident, a youth was killed during a riot near the Bureij refugee camp, in the center of the coastal strip. Ashraf al-Qudra, a spokesman for the Hamas-run Health Ministry named him as Mohammed Abu Zaida, 18, and said he died after being shot in the neck.
Two other Palestinians were wounded during the clashes east of Bureij, he added.
The IDF confirmed it had fired on protesters after they breached the “buffer zone” along the border.
“Dozens of rioters have breached the buffer zone and are attempting to damage the fence,” a spokeswoman said. “Forces shot rioters posing a threat of infiltration and the riot is ongoing.”
Several hours later, another Palestinian youth was killed during a confrontation with Israeli troops, local media said, according to Channel 10 television.
In the central West Bank, an IDF soldier was lightly hurt when Palestinians hurled stones at an army force close to Beitunia. The soldier was treated at the scene and later evacuated to hospital, the Walla website said.
Molotov cocktails were thrown at two buses south of Karmi Tzur in the Eztion settlement bloc on Friday afternoon, Army Radio reported. There were no injuries.