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5 July 2012
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At approximately 11:30 am on Thursday 5 July 2012, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) positioned in the watchtowers surrounding Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing near the northern border opened fire at a number of scrap iron, plastic, and stone collectors who were in the destroyed industrial area near Erez.
According to Al Mezan’s field investigations ,Rushdi Abed Ekhrawat, a 22-year-old resident of Beit Hanoun, was injured in the right thigh.
Medical resources at Beit Hanoun Hospital described his injuries as minor.
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