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Gaza man shot dead near Israel border, Palestinians say | Gaza man shot dead near Israel border, Palestinians say |
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Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian in the north of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics and officials say, the first such case since a 50-day war ended in August. | Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian in the north of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics and officials say, the first such case since a 50-day war ended in August. |
The victim was identified as Fadel Mohammed Halawa, 32. | The victim was identified as Fadel Mohammed Halawa, 32. |
He was reported to have been farming or searching for birds that nest close to the boundary with Israel. | |
Israel's military said it had fired warning shots before shooting at two people approaching the security fence. | |
Israel maintains a no-go buffer zone along the perimeter inside Gaza which it says is necessary to prevent militant attacks. | |
The Palestinian health ministry said Sunday's incident happened east of the Jabaliya refugee camp. One medical official said the shots appeared to have been fired from a watchtower. | |
The war in Gaza this summer left more than 2,100 Palestinians dead, most of them civilians, according to the UN. Sixty-seven Israeli soldiers and six civilians died. |
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