Israeli forces have injured five Palestinians in the north of the besieged Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources say.
Gaza’s Health Ministry Spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said one of the five Gazans was in critical condition after being injured by Israeli gunfire on Friday.
The five were all in their early twenties, the Health Ministry spokesman said.
An Israeli military spokeswoman claimed the Israeli forces opened fire after “Palestinians hurled stones” at them.
Gaza has been blockaded since June 2007, a situation that has caused a decline in the standards of living, unprecedented levels of unemployment, and unrelenting poverty.
The apartheid regime of Israel denies about 1.7 million people in Gaza their basic rights, such as freedom of movement, jobs that pay proper wages, and adequate healthcare and education.
Over 160 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed and about 1,200 others injured in Israel’s eight-day offensive on the coastal enclave, which ended on November 21, 2012.
NT/MHB/MAM
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