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Palestinian killed, 9 wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers in Gaza

Xinhua, December 26, 2015 Adjust font size:

A Palestinian young man was killed and nine injured on Friday afternoon during clashes with Israeli soldiers stationed on the border between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel, medics said.

Medical officials in Gaza said that Hani Wahdan, 22, was killed after Israeli soldiers shot him during the clashes east of al-Shuja'eya neighborhood in east of Gaza.

The officials also said that nine other young men were shot and wounded in various parts of their bodies, three of them were moderately injured.

Since the outbreak of the violent wave of tension between Israel and the Palestinians, every Friday, dozens of young Palestinians head to the borderline area between Israel and the Gaza Strip and clash with the Israeli soldiers.

In this wave of tension between the two sides, the Palestinian health officials said that 136 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and east Jerusalem were killed since early October. Endit