Posted on 06/30/2018 10:49:45 AM PDT by BBell
Rioters hurl rocks, Molotov cocktails and a bomb at troops, incendiary balloons spark 15 fires in Israel; small Israeli drone downed; over 100 Palestinians said hurt
Two Palestinians were killed Friday in violent demonstrations along the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said.
A 13-year-old was fatally shot in the head and a 24-year-old man died of gunshot wounds to his leg and abdomen, the ministry said.
According to some reports, the boy was shot while sabotaging the border fence. A paramedic told AP the teenager was throwing stones “very close to the fence” before he was shot.
Around 5,000 Palestinians demonstrated at five points along the border. Rioters burned tires and attacked Israeli forces with rocks and Molotov cocktails. At one point a bomb was hurled at troops.
Over 100 people were reported wounded during the protests from tear gas and Israeli fire. Several Palestinian medics were also said hurt from smoke inhalation.
The army said that throughout the afternoon, “thousands of Palestinians participated in extremely violent riots and committed various acts of terror in several locations along the Gaza Strip security fence.”
Israeli forces responded with “large amounts of riot dispersal means and in specific cases where these means did not succeeded in negating the threat, resorted to live fire in accordance with the standard operating procedures,” it said.
Fifteen fires broke out in Israel due to incendiary balloons and kites launched from the Gaza Strip. Firefighters doused the blazes.
Police said multiple balloons with writing on them were found in communities near Gaza. They urged residents to avoid touching the balloons and to call law enforcement.
Palestinians managed to down a small Israeli drone that was filming crowds in central Gaza, the army said. Officials said there was no loss of sensitive information.
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Israeli forces fire tear gas at demonstrators east of Gaza City along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, on June 29, 2018, during confrontations with Palestinian protesters. (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS)
Israeli forces fire tear gas at demonstrators east of Gaza City along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, on June 29, 2018, during confrontations with Palestinian protesters. (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS)
Israeli forces getting rid of Old stock
It’s not like the palis are shooting AR-15s. “Just” rocks and bottles. Sheesh. /s
Rioting is a national sport. It’s like a rock concert or a soccer game to them.
If there was only something they could do so that none of them were killed or injured. Something.
Well it is a nice big field. Maybe if we gave them soccer balls...
1. warning
2. tear gas
3. napalm
4. nuke em
If only they used this energy to build up their society or take out their corrupt leaders.
Nukes leave too much fall out.
I wonder how many staged takes it took for the crooked photographer to get just the right photograph?
And if Israel defends itself against this bunch, here comes the UN to bash Israel as a criminal human rights violation.
Jeez...only two?
Somewhere on the net is a photo taken from earlier
PLO rioting of perhaps 10 or 15 photographers taking
a shot of a single rioter as he throws a fire bomb.
Very telling.
Israel should never have given back Gaza.
I wonder how many of them are stock images.
only 4998 to go
Get a job. Build a life. Improve your territory. Find a girl/guy. Settle down. Raise some little terrorists...
Er... wait...
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