State of Palestine: Fierce violence at border crossing sees scores injured

Israeli forces deployed at Nahel Ouz border crossing point in Gaza opened fire and threw tear gas canisters towards Palestinian youths that attempted to cross into Israel, Friday. Scores were injured due to Israeli fire from the checkpoint and were rushed into the few ambulances that could reach the site. Violence has escalated in recent weeks in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories as long-simmering tensions over the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem, and the continued construction of illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, have come to a head. The latest figures from Palestinian medical sources shows that more than 32 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers since 1 October, and more than 1,700 injured. At least seven Israelis have been killed during the same period.