At least 20 Palestinians were injured on Sunday evening when the Israeli occupation forces opened fire at peaceful protesters taking part in night marches on Gaza border.
Spokesman for the Ministry of Health Ashraf al-Qedra said that 19 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli gunfire east of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip one of whom suffered a serious injury in the head.
Meanwhile the Israeli occupation forces opened fire at a group of Palestinians east of al-Bureij refugee camp in the middle area of the Gaza Strip.
A child was shot in the leg and transferred to a local hospital for treatment according to the PIC reporter.
Dozens of Palestinian youths on Sunday night marched on the eastern border of the Gaza Strip as part of the Great March of Return.
The Great March of Return’s night demonstrations were halted in November after Israel had vowed to ease the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip for over 13 years by expanding the fishing zone allowing Qatari financial aid into the enclave and offering other facilities.
Israel showed no commitment to the understandings reached under the auspices of Egypt Qatar and the United Nations so the night demonstrations were resumed a week ago.
The Palestinian youths taking part in the night protests who also call themselves “night confusion units” usually fly fire balloons and kites over the border fence launch fireworks and chant national songs during the night.
The night confusion units say that their goal is to confuse the Israeli soldiers stationed at the border and keep them on permanent alert.
