GAZA CITY: Palestinian Territories: Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in renewed clashes along the Gaza border Friday , the health ministry in the enclave said.
Jihad Harara, 24, was shot in the head east of Gaza City, while Nidal Shatat, 29, was hit in the chest near the Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, Qudra said in a statement. He had previously said Harara was 18.The Israeli army did not comment on the deaths but said"approximately 9,500 rioters and demonstrators" gathered in various locations,"hurling explosive devices, hard objects and rocks" at troops.
Israeli officials say that amounts to calling for the Jewish state's destruction, and accuse Hamas, the Islamist movement that runs the Gaza Strip, of orchestrating the protests.