Since the protests by the Gaza perimeter fence began on 30 March 2018, Israeli security forces have fatally shot over 180 demonstrators – including 31 minors – and injured over 5,800 demonstrators with live gunfire. The vast majority of casualties were unarmed, and were fatally shot from a distance while in the Gaza Strip itself. As a general rule, the protectively clad troops sniping at them from other side of the fence were not in any real danger. Some protesters threw stones, some damaged the fence, and a small number crossed it or threw hand grenades, IEDs and Molotov cocktails at the troops.
According to figures by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the World Health Organization (WHO), over 12,700 casualties have required treatment in Gaza hospitals. This number includes the over 5,800 who suffered live gunshot wounds as well as some 1,900 who suffered teargas inhalation injuries, and some 480 who were hit by rubber-coated metal bullets. Approximately 2,300 of the casualties are minors. Doctors have had to perform amputations on 90 protesters, including 17 minors and one woman. In the majority of cases (82), the amputations were of lower limbs.
Over the past few months, B’Tselem field researchers in the Gaza Strip have conducted an extensive survey, canvassing 406 protesters who suffered live gunshot wounds; including 63 (15%) minors under the age of 18. The survey is not a representative sample; it consists of a detailed compilation of data regarding approx. 7% of gunshot casualties. An attempt was made to incorporate various protests sites and dates in order to achieve as diverse, comprehensive and reliable a picture as possible, given the complex setting of protests that have been taking place over a long period of time and at many sites along the perimeter fence.
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https://www.btselem.org/gaza_strip/20181122_over_5800_palestinians_wounded_in_7_months_of_protests
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https://www.btselem.org/gaza_strip/20181128_minors_killed_in_gaza_protests
B'Tselem: Occupation Forces killed 290 Palestinians in 2018; most victims of a reckless open-fire policy
https://www.btselem.org/press_releases/20190117_2018_fatalities
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