Israeli Soldiers Kill Gaza Student With ‘Warning Shots’
Third Palestinian Killed Since Gaza Truce Went Into Effect
Israeli soldiers attacked a group of three Palestinians today along the border with the Gaza Strip, killing one and wounding another in what Israeli officials described as an attempt to “harm Israel’s sovereignty.”
The slain Palestinian was described as a student studying for an upcoming exam. His brother was also present at the incident, and was uninjured. The third person, described as a farmer, was shot in the leg and taken to the hospital.
Israeli soldiers on the border have had their rules of engagement changed considerably since the most recent truce went into effect, and are supposed to exclusively fire warning shots at protesters’ feet. Though the military insisted today’s shootings were warning shots, the slain man was hit in the chest.
Today’s death was the third of a Gaza Strip resident since the ceasefire began, each shot by Israeli troops along the cusp of what they consider the “no-go” portion of the tiny strip, close to the border with Israel.
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Jaime
January 12th, 2013 at 6:37 am
If an Israeli soldier had been killed, hell would have broken loose. Israel would have told the world how barbaric and savage the Palestinians are. But since it's the Israeli soldiers the ones shooting and Palestinians dying, everything is fine and dandy.
jjones
January 12th, 2013 at 6:55 am
this reminds me of once a famous place, "The Berlin Wall". Is anyone paying attention?
jjones
January 12th, 2013 at 7:09 am
red
the lion
January 12th, 2013 at 8:13 am
Firing across a border is an act of war whether it is a Palestinian firing a misssile or an Israeli soldier firing a rifle. Furthermore firing a rifle at a civilian is a clear and wanton breach of the Geneva Conventions!
If an Israeli Soldier was shot by a Palestinian for raising his rifle, the Israelies would retaliate with Helicopter Gunships!
Ashraf
January 12th, 2013 at 9:28 am
If Israel was alleged to have pulled out of Gaza why is the buffer zone on the Gaza side. Gazans should be able to walk up to their own border unmolested. Secondly I wonder what shooting to kill unarmed human beings does to Israeli soldiers and their humanity. And they cry about the Holocaust?
Lee Kaplan
January 13th, 2013 at 7:30 am
This was an attempt by the ISM and Hamas to breach the fence in Gaza like they do weekly in Bi'ilin in the West Bank. If he was a student about to take exams, what was he doing there? He's not a farmer, he was clearly a provocatuer. Israel is making it clear that they won't tolerate in Gaza what they've tolerated too long in the West Bank. Comaprisons to the Berlin Wall are ridiculous.