Palestinian uprising starts its second year, five Palestinians killed
The Palestinian territories on Friday witnessed large unrest on the first anniversary of launching the Palestinian Intifada. It was marked by large demonstrations in which the participants stressed continued struggle until usurped rights are restored and strong clashes with the Israeli forces resulted in killing or wounding many Palestinians.
However, Palestinian cities, villages and towns in the West bank and Gaza on Friday witnessed large demonstrations coincided with funerals held for the Palestinians killed earlier in the day by the Israeli forces. The demonstrators chanted slogans vowing to continue the Intifada and condemning the Israeli crimes against the unarmed innocent civilians.
These demonstrations which were held amid tough Israeli measures and military siege were converted into strong clashes between the Palestinian citizen and the Israeli forces.
News reports said that the Palestinian youth Muhammad Sukkar ( 18 year old) from al-Dheishah camp was killed by the Israeli forces during the clashes that took place in al-Khuder town near Bethlehem and other seven were wounded, while other three Palestinians were wounded by the Israeli bullets near Raheel Dome to the north of Bethlehem.
The Palestinian child Muhammad Youssef Abu Zeid ( 10 year old) was killed by the Israeli bullets during the confrontations that took place in Bani Naem town to the east of Hebron and two others were wounded, while the Palestinian Muhammad Rashid al-Sharif ( 26 year old) was killed and other 13 wounded by the Israeli bullets in Bab al-Zaweyah in Hebron. Ramullah witnessed the largest demonstration converted into confrontations of anger in which the Israeli forces used bullets and tear-gas bombs to disperse the demonstrators and this resulted in killing the Palestinian youth Mohsin Arrar and wounding 8 others.
In Rafah the Palestinian youth Imad Abdul Wahab alNajjar was hit by a bullet in his head while thousands of Palestinian youths were holding a funeral for two killed Palestinians Mu'aweyah al-Naha; and Ali Abu Libda.
More than 4000 Palestinians took part in a demonstration started from al-Nseirat camp in the center of Gaza. Tens of the participants in the demonstration headed for the " martyrs cross- road" area near " Natsareim " settlement to the south of Gaza where strong clashes took place between the Palestinian youth and the Israeli army which used live bullets and this resulted in wounding 8 Palestinians including the Palestinian child Salim Abu Radi who was hit by two bullets in his leg and stomach and he is in a critical health condition, according to Palestinian medical sources.
The Palestinian medical sources added that other 6 Palestinians were hit by the Israeli army bullets in the confrontation which erupted after Khan Younis demonstration besides other 6 in the same place who inhaled poisonous gas.
The medical sources explained that three Palestinian teenagers were at least wounded by the Israeli bullets during various confrontations in al-Mintar area and were admitted to al-Shefaa hospital in the city for medical treatment.