43-year-old activist shot in the head during fence protest
By FARES AKRAM, Associated Press
Published: January 12, 2019, 10:06pm
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Hundreds of Palestinians gathered Saturday for the funeral of a woman killed by Israeli forces during a protest near the perimeter fence, this year’s first fatality from the weekly mass demonstrations, and Israeli aircraft struck two Hamas targets in response to rocket fire.
Amal al-Taramsi, a 43-year-old activist who had regularly attended the protests, was shot the day before.
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