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Officials: Palestinian Dies of Wounds from Israeli Gunfire

Palestinians check the site of a military point that was targeted by an Israeli tank in the town of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza strip on August 1, 2019. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)
Palestinians check the site of a military point that was targeted by an Israeli tank in the town of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza strip on August 1, 2019. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)
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Officials: Palestinian Dies of Wounds from Israeli Gunfire

Palestinians check the site of a military point that was targeted by an Israeli tank in the town of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza strip on August 1, 2019. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)
Palestinians check the site of a military point that was targeted by an Israeli tank in the town of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza strip on August 1, 2019. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)

A Palestinian man has died after he succumbed to wounds he sustained from Israeli gunfire the previous day at protests along the perimeter fence, Gaza's Health Ministry said on Saturday.

It said that Badr Abu Moussa, 25, was being treated at a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip, after a bullet hit him in the head.

He was among 6,000 Palestinians who participated in the weekly protests along Gaza-Israel perimeter fence.

The ministry said 42 protesters were wounded by live fire.

The Israeli military claimed that a soldier was lightly injured and an army vehicle was damaged as the demonstrators threw grenades at the fence, the Associated Press reported.

Gaza's Hamas rulers launched the marches last year, which aim to break a 12-year-old Israeli-Egyptian blockade on the territory.

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FILED - 06 August 2022, Israel, Sderot: The Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system fires an interceptor missile. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa
FILED - 06 August 2022, Israel, Sderot: The Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system fires an interceptor missile. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa
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Israel's Military Says 3 Drones Fired from Yemen

FILED - 06 August 2022, Israel, Sderot: The Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system fires an interceptor missile. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa
FILED - 06 August 2022, Israel, Sderot: The Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system fires an interceptor missile. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa

Three drones were launched from Yemen toward Israel on Thursday evening, the military said, although there were no injuries according to Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service.
The latest drone attack came hours after the Israeli military said the Houthis, a Yemeni militant group backed by Iran, have targeted Israel with more than 40 missiles and around 320 drones since October 2023. The military said the vast majority of the surface-to-surface missiles were intercepted before reaching Israeli airspace, and that the air force intercepted 100 of the drones, reported The Associated Press.
Two drones have exploded inside Israel, in one case killing a man in Tel Aviv and wounding 10 others. Last month, a Houthi missile struck a playground in Tel Aviv, wounding 16 people, and caused damage at an empty school.
The Houthis have also been attacked shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, and say they won’t stop until there is a ceasefire in Gaza.
In response, Israeli and US-led forces have carried out airstrikes in Yemen's capital of Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida, killing dozens. The US has bombed what it says are weapons systems, military bases and other equipment belonging to the Iranian-backed militants.
While the damage from Houthi fire in Israel is minimal compared with heavy damage from missiles and drones from Gaza and Lebanon, the persistent launches threaten Israel’s economy, keeping many foreign airlines away and preventing the country from restarting its hard-hit tourism industry.