The death of 21-year-old Palestinian medic Razan Najjar on Friday has fueled a lot of anger across the region, particularly with news that she was shot in the back by Israeli snipers. The Israeli military has since promised an investigation into the killing.
Killing of civilian protesters in Gaza was already controversial, and the death of the photogenic young nurse who was treating the wounded protesters is even moreso. Her funeral drew a large following, and protests started afterwards.
Medics getting shot deliberately by Israeli snipers at the Gaza border has been a common occurrence during the crackdowns on demonstrations. 29 medics have been shot so far by Israeli forces, many of them gravely wounded. Najjar was the second one to be killed outright.
Israeli forces have been heavily using live ammunition against the protesters along the Gaza border, which has led to over 13,000 Palestinians getting wounded in the crackdown, quickly overwhelming the strip’s limited medical services.
Israel Promises Whitewash After Gaza Medic Shot in the Back
There. I fixed it for you.
Obviously she was shot by Hamas in an attempt to make IDF look bad, as if they needed the help
This has to be one of the stupidest comments that I’ve seen here.
You wait, won’t be long and an Israeli official will make it.
If she had been a jewish girl shot in the back it would be on all major networks with Trump making a statement about terror and Nikki getting diarrhea of the mouth. Instead, not even newsworthy in the western press.
“heavily using’ live ammunition implies that other kinds of ammunition are used as well? What kind is that and what proportion of the thousands of casualties are caused by it? Gazans are being shot dead or maimed by the preponderant use of the ‘battle round’ or, possibly, ammunition that has ballistic qualities that are designed to increase injury.
Non-lethality is a red herring here.