Israel kills 2 peaceful children during weekly Gaza protests

09/08/201909/22/2020 الصفصاف

Since the start of the protests, on 30 March 2018, the Israeli occupation forces have killed more than 310 protesters and wounded more than 17,000 others.

The Palestinian ministry of health said in a statement, a copy of which sent to Palestine Post 24, that the two children were shot in the upper extremities of their bodies.

According to the ministry, the two martyr children were identified as Khalid al-Rabae, 14, and Ali al-Ashqar, 17.

In addition, the ministry said that 75 other protesters were wounded, including 38 with live bullets and the others suffered suffocation due to the heavy amount of tear gas fired at the protesters.

One of the wounded, the ministry said, is suffering very serious wounds and he is currently in a desperate condition.