A Palestinian teenager was martyred during clashes with Israeli occupation soldiers near the Gaza border Wednesday, the health ministry in the enclave said.
Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told AFP that Ahmed Abu Habel, 15, succumbed to a head wound after being hit with a tear gas canister fired by soldiers near a checkpoint between the Zionist entity and the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military said it detained two Palestinians seen crossing into occupied territories from Gaza.
Tensions have been running high near the fence since March 30, which marked the start of a series of protests dubbed “The Great March of Return.” Palestinian protesters demand the right to return for those driven out of their homeland.
More than 190 Palestinians have so far been killed and over 20,000 others wounded in the renewed Gaza clashes, according to the latest figures released by the Gaza Health Ministry.
Source: AFP
