22-year-old Palestinian 8th to be killed by Israeli forces in massive Gaza protests
March 30, 2018 5:22 P.M. (Updated: March 30, 2018 5:22 P.M.)
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GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli forces shot and killed a 22-year-old Palestinian from Gaza on Friday afternoon, bringing the death toll to eight, as thousands of Palestinians took to the border with Israel in what is being called “The Great March of Return,” as Palestinian refugees demand their right to return to their homelands inside historic Palestine, now present-day Israel.
Ashraf al-Qidra, the spokesman for the Gaza Ministry of Health released a statement identifying the eight slain Palestinian as Abd al-Fattah abd al-Nabi.
Meanwhile, al-Qidra reported that over 500 Palestinians had been injured.
Leading up to the march, the Israeli army released a statement saying it had declared the border area along Gaza a “closed military zone,” meaning that any Palestinian who got close to the border fence could risk getting shot.