Palestinian Woman Killed By Israeli Fire In Border Protests: Gaza Ministry

Sumaira FH Published January 12, 2019 | 12:26 AM

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian woman during protests along the Gaza border Friday, the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave said

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Jan, 2019 ) :Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian woman during protests along the Gaza border Friday, the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave said.

Spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told AFP the woman was shot in the head east of Gaza City.

Qudra named her as Amal al-Taramsi, 43, saying she was the third woman to die in months of clashes that have seen at least 241 Palestinians killed.

The Israeli army did not immediately respond to the specific incident but said around 13,000 Palestinians had taken part in violent "riots" in multiple sites along the border.