4 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces at Gaza Border
August 10, 2019 1:24 PM – IMEMC News
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Four Palestinians were shot and killed by Israeli forces for allegedly coming too close to the border fence between Gaza and Israel, east of Dir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Wafa News Agency.
Israeli forces stationed along Gaza borders to the east of Khan Younis reportedly opened fire on a group of Palestinians after they allegedly approached the Israeli-installed barbed-wire fence along Gaza’s border with Israel, shooting and killing four.
August 10, 2019 6:02 PM
The identities of the Palestinians remain unknown, especially since the army took their corpses away.
However, a Facebook page managed by the family of one of the slain Palestinians said the four have been identified as Ahmad Ayman Tarabin, Abdullah Ismael Hamayda, Abdullah Ashraf al-Ghamri and Rashad al-Bodeini .
Israeli sources claimed that the group of Palestinians had fired toward the military base at the border, and there was an exchange of fire.
It also said the Palestinians carried AK-47 rifles, hand grenades, and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, in addition to food.
Israeli daily Haaretz said the army is trying to determine whether the Palestinians “were planning to attack soldiers or civilians.”