GAZA, May 14, 2018 (WAFA) – Two Palestinians were shot and killed by Israeli soldiers on the Gaza borer on Monday during protests against opening the US embassy in Jerusalem and marking the 70th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, or catastrophe, that resulted in their losing of their homes and land in Palestine in 1948.
The Ministry of Health said Anas Hamdan Qdeih, 21, was shot and killed east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, and Musab Yousef Abu Leila, 29, was also shot and killed east of Jabalya, north of Gaza.
Red Crescent sources in Gaza said Israeli soldiers opened fire at Palestinians who gathered at the border fence with Israel resulting so far in the killing of two Gazans and dozens of injuries, many with live bullets.
The protests are expected to continue throughout the day and on Tuesday, the May 15 anniversary of the Nakba as calls are made for a million-person protest.
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