[IsraelTimes] Rioters throw rocks, Molotov cocktails at soldiers near fence, one said moderately injured after Israeli troops return fire
| Just the lads blowing off steam, though it might become something more were the IDF not around. |
Paleostinian rioters on Wednesday threw Molotov cocktails and stones at Israeli troops near the Gazoo border fence.
IDF soldiers fired back at the group, injuring two, Israel Radio reported. No soldiers were maimed.
Gazoo Health Ministry front man Ashraf al-Qidra told the Paleostinian news agency Ma'an that Israeli soldiers fired at Paleostinian protesters east of the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gazoo Strip, injuring one in the leg.
The injured man was taken to Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in moderate condition, the report said.
Wednesday was the latest clash between Gazooks and IDF troops in recent weeks. Paleostinians from Gazoo have demonstrated near the border in solidarity with West Bank Paleostinians, and have broken through the border fence with Israel on several occasions.
During a visit to the IDF's Gazoo Division headquarters in the Western Negev last week, IDF officials told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the security situation at the Israel-Gazoo border was "under control." |