Jack Khoury : Gaza footage shows protester shot in the back while running away from Israeli border wall
A Palestinian taking part in Friday's "March of Return"
near the Gaza border was shot with his back to Israeli army soldiers
while moving away from the border fence, so appears to show a video
published on Palestinian media Saturday.
According
to the committee organizing the march, the Palestinian in the video is
Abed el-Fatah Abed e-Nabi, 18, and was killed as a result of the
shooting, which occurred east of Jabaliya in the northern Gaza strip.
The video shows two Palestinians running away
from the border towards a large group of protesters. When they are
several feet away from the group, a shot is heard, and one of the
Palestinians, reporedtly e-Nabi, drops to the ground. A small group
gathers around to assist him. According to the committee behind the
march, the video "clearly shows e-Nabi poses no threat."
Israeli Defense Forces spokesperson has issued a
reply, saying that Hamas distributes many vidoes, among which are those
that show partial events that have been edited and fabricated.
"IDF
acted Friday against violent protests and terrorists activities which
included live fire towards its soldiers, attempts to inflitrate Israel
... stone throwing, bottle boms," read the statement. "The forces acted
according to open-fire protocols and in a reasonable manner as they
avoided harming civilians posted there by Hamas, who wish to embarrass
Israel while risking those civilians ... anyone who partakes in violent
protests puts themselves at risk."
-Nabi is one of a 15 Palestinians killed in
Friday's demonstrations, in which 758 were wounded from live fire, 148
from rubber-tipped bullets, 422 from inhaling tear gas and 88 from other
causes.
The
UN Security Council convened Friday night to discuss the events on the
Gaza border, despite the United States' and Israel's request to postpone
deliberations for Saturday, due to Passover holiday eve. No Israeli envoy was present during discussions.
In a statement released Saturday, Israel's envoy
to the UN Danny Danon said "This disgraceful abuse of the holiday will
not prevent us from presenting the truth regarding Hamas' violent
protests, whose only purpose is to ignite the sector and incite
provocations."
An Israeli Arab human rights organization
condemned Israel's action on the Gaza border as 'unlawful' on Saturday,
alerting Attorney General Avichay Mendelblit that Israel was in breach
of international law.
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