28 Palestinians Injured in Clashes With Israeli Troops in Gaza – Health Ministry

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least 28 Palestinians were injured on Friday in clashes with the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, Palestine’s Health Ministry said in a statement.

"Twenty-eight different injuries [were caused by] the Israeli occupation forces, including to a member of the press group, on Friday [in the eastern Gaza Strip]," the Health Ministry's statement reads.

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Earlier reports suggested that 13 Palestinians were wounded.

🇵🇸#Palestine || 28 Palestinians were injured by the Israeli occupation forces, including a journalist, on the 36th Friday of the Great March of Return at the eastern borders of #Gaza pic.twitter.com/uYgM92ruVu

— Rafeef 🇵🇸 ‎﮼رفيف (@PalRafeef) 30 ноября 2018 г.

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On November 16, reports stated that at least 40 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers guarding the common border with Gaza

Ministry of Health – Gaza:
Israeli occupation forces shot and severely injured 28 Palestinians including a photojournalist on the 36th Friday of the #GreatReturnMarch#Gaza#IsraeliCrimes #FridayFeeling #FreedomFriday pic.twitter.com/XNmHphXyTu

— EQB (@pal_resi) 30 ноября 2018 г.

​Tensions between the Israelis and the Palestinians near the Gaza border have been mounting since late March, which marked the beginning of the Great March of Return.