RAMALLAH, April 25, 2018 (WAFA) – The ministry of health Wednesday announced that journalist Ahmad Abu Hussien from Jabalia refugee camp north of the Gaza Strip died of wounds sustained while covering the recent protests.
A spokesperson from the ministry saud Abu Hussein was transferred to receive medical treatment in the town of Beit Lahia when he was first hit and was later moved to a hospital in the West Bank.
Abu Hussein was later transferred to Tel Hashomer Medical Center in Israel due to the seriousness of his injuries, which resulted in a severe brain damage and injury to organs.
With the death of Abu Hussien, the number of Palestinians killed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip rises to 40 since March 30 when the Great March of Return commenced.
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