Palestinian man killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers in Gaza

Gaza : A Palestinian young man was killed by Israeli soldiers on Thursday during clashes near the border area between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel, Palestinian medics said.
The Palestinian health ministry, run by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), said in a statement that Ahmad Salleh, 26, was shot dead by Israeli soldiers in eastern Gaza Strip near the border with Israel.
The statement said that 15 Palestinians, including five children, were injured by Israeli soldiers, adding that five of them were shot by live ammunition and 10 others suffered suffocation after inhaling tear gas.
On Thursday night, eyewitnesses said that dozens of protestors, members of “the night disturbance unit” gathered along the border area between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel for the sixth consecutive day.
Also Read Emirates updates travel requirements for Indian passengers Members of the unit have been demonstrating every night near the border with Israel to protest the continuation of an Israeli blockade that has been imposed on the impoverished coastal enclave for more than 14 years.
The unit comprises members and supporters of several Palestinian factions, including Hamas which has been ruling the Gaza Strip since 2007 after it ousted the security forces of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas.