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5 October 2010
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Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continue to open fire at Palestinian civilians who collect scrap and rubble from the destroyed structures near the border fence between Gaza and Israel.
At approximately 9:45am on Tuesday 5 October 2010, the IOF opened fire at a group of Palestinian civilians who were about 600 meters from the border fence near the evacuated settlement Eli Sinai, northwest of Beit Lahyia town in the North Gaza district.
As a result, Ziyad Mohammed Jamil Tanbura, 27, who is a resident of Beit Lahyia, was injured in the left leg.
Medical sources at Kamal Odwan Hospital described his injury as moderate.
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