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7 June 2011
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At approximately 11:35am on Tuesday 7 June 2011,the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) opened fire on protestors taking part in the weekly demonstration against the'security buffer zone' near the border fence.
According to Al Mezan's field investigations, at approximately 11am on Tuesday 7 June 2011, a group of 25 Palestinians, six internationals, and some journalists moved towards the northern borders.
Demonstrators were about 300 meters from the border fence when the IOF fired at them.
The demonstrators left the area immediately.
As a result, Mohammed Usama Ahmad 'Al Kafarna', 19, sustained injury in the neck, the chest and the right leg.
Medical sources at Beit Hanoun Hospital descriped his injury as light.
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