Palestinian government condemns Israeli shelling of Gaza


(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Ramallah, March 22 (Petra) -- The Palestinian government condemned on Wednesday Israeli occupation army shelling of Rafah city in southern Gaza Strip.

An Israeli tank fired a shell at Palestinians near the Rafah border area, killing Yousef Abu Adra, 18, and injuring two others.

Palestinian government spokesman, Tareq Rishmawi, described Israel's 10-year-old blockade on Gaza and its attacks against the Palestinian people there as a violation of international humanitarian law.

He urged the international community to put an end to Israel's systematic aggression against the Palestinian people and to force it to end its blockade.


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