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20 Palestinians wounded in border clashes

By AFP
February 16, 2019

GAZA CITY: Palestinian medical officials said that 20 Gazans were wounded Friday by Israeli fire during weekly clashes on the border, while Israeli police said one officer was hurt by an explosive device.

“Twenty injuries by the Israeli occupation forces with live ammunition,” the Hamas-controlled Gaza health ministry said in a statement. The Israeli army said that 11,000 “rioters and demonstrators” gathered at several points along the border barrier, with people throwing rocks at soldiers and the fence, as well as “several explosive devices and grenades” aimed at the troops.

“Troops responded with riot dispersal means and fired in accordance with standard operating procedures,” a military spokeswoman told AFP. Israeli police said an officer operating at the border was lightly wounded by shrapnel in his leg.