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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Report: Israeli forces open fire on Gaza workers near Erez

Ma'an
Israeli troops opened fire on Palestinians, killing at least one work horse in the Gaza Strip as the group was collecting construction debris near the Erez border area in the northern Strip.

...shots were fired from the Erez watchtowers at 8:30am....aimed directly at the group of workers, collecting construction debris about 500 meters away from the border wall.

The workers were collecting damaged stones and cement for processing at the local brick factory, which has been processing reused construction materials for the rebuilding of thousands of homes in Gaza, destroyed during Israel's Operation Cast Lead last winter. Israel has maintained a strict siege on the Strip, prohibiting the transfer of cement into the area. Full story
at 11/18/2009 12:57:00 PM