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Senseless Israeli violence against demonstrators in Gaza

17th October 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza team | Gaza, occupied Palestine

At yesterday’s demonstrations in Nahel Oz (east of Shijaia) and Erez Border (Beit Hanoun), 2 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces and almost one hundred were injured.
Yahiya Abd al-Qader Farhat, 24 years old, and Mahmoud Hatim Hmeid, 22 years old were killed by Israeli forces. More than 90 persons have been injured, including journalists and paramedics. Ambulances and paramedics were repeatedly directly targeted by the Israeli forces.

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Israeli army jeep with device to shoot tear gas, directed at Palestinian demonstrators

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Tear gas fired at the demonstrators

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Demonstrators as seen through clouds of tear gas

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Injured person carried away to an ambulance

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Demonstrators with Palestinian flags at the border wall

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Another injured taken to the ambulance

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Medics carrying an injured person to an ambulance

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A Palestinian demonstrator at the wall

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Clouds of tear gas at the wall

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Ambulances and medics targeted by Israeli forces

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Ambulances and first aid personnel suffering from tear gas directed at them by Israeli forces