Third Palestinian dies of wounds in Gaza

RAMALLAH - 19 May 2018: A third Palestinian succumbed to wounds on Saturday he sustained from Israeli army gunfire during the Great March of Return protests on Monday at Gaza-Israel border, according to medical sources.

Ahmed Abu Samra, 21, died on Saturday evening of wounds he sustained when he was shot and critically injured by Israeli forces on Monday, WAFA news agency reported.

Earlier in the day, Mohamed Mazen Elayyan, 20, and Moin Sai, 58, also died of wounds sustained on Monday.

With their death, the total number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces since the start of the Great March of Return protests on March 30 rises to 120. More than 12,000 others were injured, according to the Ministry of Health figures.