The Israeli occupation army opened fire thursday evening at a Palestinian near the separation fence east of Gaza City, allegedly throwing a suspicious object at an army military force.
The Palestinian Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said ambulance crews recovered an injury from the area adjacent to the dividing line in eastern Gaza, adding that they were being transported to the Shifa medical complex.
In a press release, the idf spokesman claimed that an armed Palestinian was shot and wounded by the army after approaching the border in eastern Gaza, under the pretext of dropping explosive bombs, stressing that there were no casualties in the army forces.
Earlier in the night, the health ministry confirmed that Israeli occupation forces had allowed ambulances belonging to the Palestinian Red Crescent to reach the area of the dividing line east of Gaza to search for casualties.
The Israeli occupation forces refused to allow ambulances belonging to the Palestinian Red Crescent to reach the area of the dividing line east of Gaza to look for any injuries at the scene, the health ministry said.
Israeli media confirmed that the Israeli army had declared a state of alert to its soldiers after a suspected infiltration east of Gaza City, indicating that light bombs had been fired at the site.For his part, the Hebrew website "Hadshot" confirmed that heavy gunfire was heard in the border area east of Gaza City, adding that the Israeli army is conducting combing operations in the area.
The settlers spoke of hearing explosions in the gaza cover and were found to be caused by throwing flares on the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, said Journalist Matan Tsouri of Yediot Aharonot.
