Gaza, Monday, December 24, 2018 (WAFA) – A number of Palestinians were shot and injured and others suffocated as Israeli forces attacked hundreds of Palestinians who joined peaceful demonstrations as part of the ‘Great March of Return’ protests in the Gaza Strip, said sources.

Several Palestinians were shot and injured with live ammunition as Israeli navy attacked demonstrators offshore the northwestern Strip.

They were transferred to the Indonesian and Dar al-Shifa Hospitals, in the northern Gaza Strip and to the west of Gaza city, respectively. Several others suffocated due to tear gas inhalation.

Three Palestinians were also shot and injured with live ammunition; one to the east of Gaza city and two to the east of Khan Younis city, in the southern Strip, as Israeli forces attacked another demonstration that took place along the eastern borders between Israel and Gaza. They were taken to Dar al-Shifa and Nasser hospitals for medical treatment.

T.R.