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| Palestinian journalist and photographer, Yasser Murtaja. |
One of the voices behind the camera cheered (translated from Hebrew by reuters:
"Wow, what a video. Yes! Son of a bitch! What a video."The viral video apparently brings an unwanted popularity and attention as the Israeli political spectrum condemns it. - Times of Israel.
It's also reported about thirty Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces at the Gaza border - the protest stronghold.
A preliminary inquiry clears the shooter of any misconduct saying he acted after other steps had been taken to warn the man away from the security fence saying the man was shot in the leg.
The defense minister recommended him for a honor.Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said:
"The sniper deserves an honor and the cameraman a demerit."Human rights groups said the video shows just one out of countless undue use of lethal force against Palestinian protesters by the Israeli force.
Israeli human rights group B’Tselemsaid in a statement:
"Incidents such as the one in the video published [Monday] occurred hundreds of times over the past few weeks in the Gaza Strip, causing death and injuries — with the full support of policymakers and top military officials."Various photos and videos have emerged of Israeli force shooting unarmed Palestinian protesters.
European Union stated Saturday that there were "serious questions about the proportionate use of force."
The Israeli military said it will launch an investigation into its response to the protests.
He was later identified as 19-year-old Abdul Fattah Abdul Nabi, his family said:
"He had no gun, no Molotov, a tire. Does that harm the Israelis, a tire?"Abdul Nabi's brother Mohamed, 22, said:
"He wasn't going toward the Israeli side. He was running away."
Among the various photos and videos of shootings and killings at the border is one of Palestinian journalist and photographer, Yasser Murtaja, he can be seen looking wounded and definitely unconscious after being shot by Israeli forces in Friday’s demonstrations - he later died of his gunshot injury(ies)
The Israel military said it was investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting incident. On Tuesday, Israel’s defense chief alleged Murtaja was a paid member of Hamas ― the militia group that controls Gaza and that the United States of America considers a terrorist group ― but offered no proofs of his claims.
The media group that Murtaja co-founded, Ain Media, had recently received a grant from the U.S. government and had been strictly vetted.
While Palestinian groups have maintained the protests are peaceful, Israel alleges protesters have thrown Molotov cocktails and rocks, burned tires and attempted to break through the border security fence.
Israel also claimed Hamas was using the protests as cover to carry out attacks. Hamas said that several of its members have been killed in Israel’s crackdown on the protests.
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