GAZA, July 10, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Monday opened fire at a number of Palestinians for allegedly coming too close to the border fence between Gaza and Israel to the east of Jabaliya, in the northern Gaza Strip, injuring at least two people, said sources.

Israeli forces stationed at military watchtowers along Gaza borders with Israel fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters toward a number of Palestinians who allegedly approached the border fence, injuring at least two people, including one seriously.

A youth was struck directly in the head with a tear gas canister, which necessitated his transfer to hospital where his condition was described as critical. A gunshot injury in the foot was also reported.

Israel has imposed a buffer zone inside the Gaza Strip along their common borders preventing Palestinians from reaching their lands near the border fence. It regularly opens fire at anyone who enters that buffer zone.

In a fact sheet about Israeli attacks on border areas and their consequences, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) said, “preventing Palestinians from accessing their lands and fishing areas violates numerous provisions of international human rights law, including the right to work, the right to an adequate standard of living, and the right to the highest attainable standard of health.’

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