Gaza Border Killings
Palestine
2018
A six-week campaign of protests launched at the Gaza Strip has resulted in the deadliest days of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the 2014 Gaza War. More than 111 Palestinian protesters have been killed and 12,733 wounded. Protests and military violence escalated significantly on Monday, 14 May, as the United States formally opened its Embassy in Jerusalem. At least 60 Palestinian demonstrators were killed in one day as the Israeli army fired live ammunition, tear gas and firebombs at protesters assembled along several points near the fence with Israel. More than 2,700 others were wounded.
01 - May 2018 - An injured Palestinian man is evacuated on a horse-drawn cart along the Gaza-Israel border.02 - May 2018 - A man hides behind an embankment during the protest along the Gaza-Israel border.
03 - May 2018 - Paramedics assist a man who was injured in the chest and arms by Israeli troops along the Gaza border.04 - May 2018 - Palestinian protesters use slingshots to throw stones near the border fence with Israel during the demonstration.
05 - May 2018 - People whatc the protest from a little hill along the Gaza-Israel border.06 - May 2018 - A group of young Palestinian protesters sit on top of tires along the Israel-Gaza border.
07 - May 2018 - Two Palestinian men use a plastic bag to cover their face after Israeli troops fired tear gas along the Gaza-Israel border.08 - May 2018 - A Palestinian boy takes shelter while Israely soldiers fired tear gas.
09 - May 2018 - People pray at the camp before the protest.10 - May 2018 - A wounded demonstrator is evacuated during the protest along the Gaza-Israel border.
11 - May 2018 - A Palestinian demonstrator moves a burning tire along the Gaza-Israel border.12 - May 2018 - Palestinian cover their faces after Israeli forces fired tear gas along the Gaza-Israel border.13 - May 2018 - Palestinian boys observ the protest along the Gaza-israel border.14 - May 2018 - A wounded woman is evacuated by other women after she was injured in the head during the protest along the Gaza-Israel border.15 - May 2018 - A man injured during the protest is assisted by medics in a field hospital set up along the Gaza-Israel border.16 - May 2018 - The body of15 year-old Palestinian Jamal Afaneh is buried at Rafah cemetery. Afaneh died from his injuries after being shot on Friday by Israeli troops along the Gaza-Israel border.17 - May 2018 - Relatives of Omar Abual Fuol, 33, who was killed by Israeli tanks that targeted Hamas positions in Gaza, mourn during his funeral in Gaza City.
18 - May 2018 - Relatives of Omar Abual Fuol, 33, who was killed by Israeli tanks that targeted Hamas positions in Gaza, mourn during his funeral in Gaza City.19 - May 2018 - Relatives of 40 year-old Palestinian Jaber Abu Mustafa killed at the Israel-Gaza border during the protests mourn his body in the town of Khan Younis.20 - May 2018 - Palestinians sit along the Gaza-Israel border as smoke wafts in the distance.21 - May 2018 - A man injured on his leg by Israeli troops during the protest, rests in a bed at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.