GAZA CITY: Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian man near the border fence in the northern Gaza Strip yesterday, the Gaza health ministry said.
“Ibrahim Suleiman Mansur, 26, died after he was shot by Israeli occupation forces while he was collecting gravel... east of Gaza City,” ministry spokesman Ashraf Al Qudra said.
The Israeli army said the man had been seen behaving suspiciously in a restricted area close to the border fence, where explosive devices had been detonated close to troops since the beginning of this year.
“Several Palestinians approached the security fence in the northern Gaza Strip and began tampering with the fence,” a military spokesman said, adding that troops shouted warnings and fired in the air before shooting one of the suspects.
“After exhausting all other means... they fired toward the main instigator,” the spokesman said.
AFP
