In the Gaza Strip, Israeli military snipers shot and killed four Palestinians Friday as they protested near the heavily militarized border cordoning off the Palestinian territory from the outside world. Among the dead was 15-year-old Mohammad Ayoub, who was shot in the head. This is the boy’s mother, Raeda Ayoub.
Raeda Ayoub: “Mohammad was standing unarmed. The Israeli forces were armed and were taking cover. They bring in reinforcements to kill the boys in Gaza so they don’t get to grow up and get their rights.”
Israeli forces have killed 36 Palestinians since protests against the Israeli occupation began on March 30. Meanwhile, the number of Palestinians injured by Israeli bullets has topped 1,700. The aid group Médecins Sans Frontières—or Doctors Without Borders—warns most of those shot will be left with “serious, long-term physical disabilities.”