6 Reported Killed, 140 Wounded by Israelis at Gaza Fence
The Israeli military says 14,000 Palestinian protesters thronged border areas on Friday.GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinian health officials say Israeli forces have shot dead six Palestinians, four of them in a single incident, in one of the deadliest days in months of mass protests along the security fence separating Gaza and Israel.
Gaza’s Health Ministry said Friday that four were killed in one location, where the Israeli military said it opened fire on a crowed of Palestinians who breached the fence and approached an army post. No Israeli troops were harmed, the army added.
Two other Palestinians were killed in other protest locations, the ministry said, adding that at least 140 Palestinians were wounded by live bullets.
Since March, Hamas has orchestrated near-weekly protests along the fence.
The Israeli military said 14,000 Palestinians thronged the border fence areas Friday.
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