Palestinian dies after being shot by Israeli troops in Rafah

A young Palestinian man died late Friday night of wounds he sustained hours earlier by Israeli gunfire east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Palestinian medical sources confirmed Saturday that 21-year-old Mahmoud Jaroun was hit by a gunshot to the pelvis Friday evening, and was evacuated to Abu Yousif An-Najjar Hospital in Rafah before medics announced his death around midnight. On Friday, 11 Palestinians sustained wounds by Israeli fire along the borders between the Gaza Strip and Israel. Since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was brokered by Egypt, Israeli forces have breached that ceasefire several times firing at Palestinian farmers near the borders. Two Palestinians have been shot dead so far and about 40 have been injured. Furthermore, the Israeli navy has detained dozens of Gaza fishermen, though Israel agreed to allow Gaza fishermen to go six nautical miles off the coast instead of three.