6 Palestinians injured after infiltrating into Israel: medics

GAZA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- At least six Palestinians were shot and wounded by Israeli soldiers' gunfire after they cut the fence of the border between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel and infiltrated into Israel, medics reported.

Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of the health ministry in Gaza, told reporters that six Palestinians were shot and wounded by Israeli soldiers' gunfire at the border east of al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip with Israel.

He added that one Palestinian paramedic was shot in his leg as he tried to rescue one of the injured.

Meanwhile, Al-Jazeera Satellite Channel of Qatar aired a short video showing young Palestinians covering their faces cutting the fence of the border between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel and infiltrating several meters into Israel.

The video clip played the voice of a young man saying "here we cut the fence and we entered into our occupied lands," and "come in with us, we are at our occupied lands."

Then an Israeli army force arrived at the scene and dispersed the infiltrators with gunfire, wounding six of them, while the others got back through the cut fence into the Gaza Strip.

Israel has warned that it would use excessive force against any attempt of infiltration from the Gaza Strip into Israel.

Infiltration of demonstrators from Gaza into Israel is part of the activities of the "Great March of Return," which started on March 30 and is expected to peak on the Nakba Day on May 15.

The health ministry in Gaza said that since March 30, the Israeli army has killed 45 Palestinians, and another five corpses were still held by the Israeli army, and wounded around 7,000. Enditem