GAZA, Tuesday, April 02, 2019 (WAFA) – Data collected by the Ministry of Health showed that 270 Palestinians were killed by Israeli army gunfire, including 52 children, six women and one elderly man, and 16,556 were injured including 3310 children and 1088 women, since the outbreak of the March of Return protests at the Gaza border with Israel on March 30, 2018 until the March 30, 2019.

It said that 551 of the injuries were considered critical, 7024 moderate, 8616 light and 365 were unclassified.

Among the injuries, 6846 were from live bullets, 865 from rubber-coated metal bullets, 2426 suffocation from teargas, 6419 from shrapnel and other injuries.

In addition, 1567 were injuries in the head and neck, 761 in the chest and back, 654 in the abdomen and pelvis, 2322 in the upper limbs, 7941 in the lower limbs, 371 various parts, and 2922 others.

It recorded 136 amputations, including 122 in the lower limbs and 14 upper limbs.

Divided by districts, 3590 injuries were in northern Gaza Strip, 5392 in Gaza City, 2558 in central Gaza, 3175 in Khan Younis and 1841 in Rafah in the south.

The  Ministry of Health said three of its staff and medics were among those killed by the Israeli army bullets including health worker Razan Najjar and 115 ambulances were partially damaged.

Two journalists – Yasser Murtaja and Ahmad Abu Hussein - were also shot and killed by the Israeli army while covering the protests.

M.K.