Israel kills two militants in Gaza; two Palestinians killed in border protest

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

 

A wounded Palestinian boy is evacuated during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence, in the southern Gaza Strip May 3, 2019. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

 

GAZA (Reuters) - Israel killed two Hamas militants in air strikes on Gaza on Friday, and two Palestinian protesters were killed in clashes with Israeli forces along the enclave's border.

 

The strikes were a response to gunfire from southern Gaza that wounded two Israeli soldiers, the Israeli military said.

 

Hamas, the Islamist group that rules the Palestinian enclave, said two members of its armed wing had been killed and three wounded when Israel bombed one of its positions in central Gaza.

 

Later on Friday, two Palestinians shot by Israeli troops while taking part in weekly protests along the border died of their wounds, Gaza health officials said.

 

The Israeli military said some 5,200 Palestinians had amassed along the frontier, but did not immediately provide further comment.

 

The protesters are demanding an end to a blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt, and want Palestinians to have the right to return to land from which their families fled or were forced to flee during Israel's founding in 1948, which Israel rejects.

 

More than 200 Gazans have been killed by Israeli troops since the 'Great March of Return' started on March 30 last year, according to Gaza health officials. An Israeli soldier was also killed by a Palestinian sniper.

 

Egyptian mediators, credited with brokering a ceasefire after a Hamas rocket attack north of Tel Aviv in March set off a burst of intense fighting, have been working to prevent a new escalation.

 

Hamas said in a statement on Thursday that its Gaza chief, Yeyha Al-Sinwar, had traveled to Cairo for talks on efforts to maintain calm along the border and alleviate Palestinian suffering.

 

Some 2 million Palestinians live in Gaza, whose economy has suffered years of blockades as well as recent foreign aid cuts. Unemployment stands at 52 percent, according to the World Bank.

 

Israel says its blockade is necessary to stop weapons reaching Hamas, which has fought three wars with Israel in the past decade.

 

Cairo's mediation had helped persuade Israel to lift some restrictions on the movement of goods and people in and out of Gaza and expand the Mediterranean zone where Gazans can fish.

 

But Israel scaled back the zone this week in response to rocket fire from Gaza, a spokeswoman for its military liaison agency with the Palestinians said.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-05-04

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Attack Israel get killed ,thats it ,dont do it.

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Attack Israel get killed ,thats it ,dont do it.

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Lets face facts here..the cowardly scum leadership do not have the guts to put themselves in the firing line do they.
They send the young kids to die with a promise of " blood money" to the kids family..the " martyr " honour etc etc..and is it 70 dolly birds that await the " martyr " .
Sadly the imo brain-washed kids swallow the fairy tales.

Sad..sad..sad.

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Taking my above comments further.
The sooner that the scummy hamas leadership are " overthrone " by the man/woman " on the street " then things could rapidly change imo
A political solution is the ONLY way forward imo.
Sitting down in a calm sensible manner is the only way forward for the long term betterment of all concerned.
Just a humble suggestion from myself who rejected organised religion over 50 years ago.
Perhaps if a country like China were approached to organise and mediate meetings re " the way forward ", things could perhaps take a turn for the better..the Chinese are not very religious people are they?..so it would be a '' business " solution that they would seek.
Of course..hamas would not be at any such meetings..

Answers on a postcard please.
Cheers

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5 hours ago, malagateddy said:

Answers on a postcard please.

https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/china-abandon-palestinians-181020114611052.html

As far as i can see ,its just Islaam trying to do what it always does ,attack anyone that is not Muslim ,seems to be happening all over the world.

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As far as China being in the mix, if it was simply a money issue it would of been settled long ago. China acts like ambulance chasing lawyers, trying to make money in places most have given up on.

As far as China being in the mix, if it was simply a money issue it would of been settled long ago. China acts like ambulance chasing lawyers, trying to make money in places most have given up on.

China would take no side re the religious devide..or could you suggest another nation that would bang heads together..or maybe lock both parties in a room and not let them out till there was an agreement???

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1 hour ago, malagateddy said:

China would take no side re the religious devide..or could you suggest another nation that would bang heads together..or maybe lock both parties in a room and not let them out till there was an agreement???

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unfortunately I don't believe there will ever be an 'agreement', the hatred runs too deep..

unfortunately I don't believe there will ever be an 'agreement', the hatred runs too deep..

Perhaps..but never say never..only 3 certainties in our lives...
Pay bills..pay tax..and die

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