Northern Gaza Strip - Several Gazans injured, dozens arrested, as Hamas police attempt to demolish illegal houses in a Bedouin village, fires live rounds at residents
An unusual event today in the northern Gaza Strip. Hamas police forces arrived at the Bedouin village of 'a-Nasser' (see attached map), hoping to evacuate and demolish illegal houses there.
The residents of the village began clashing with the officers, throwing stones at them and were met with live rounds (as can be heard in the attached video). According to reports, about ten people were injured and dozens more arrested.
Following public criticism of the extensive violence used by Hamas police, a Hamas interior ministry spokesman announced that the ministry will investigate the circumstances of the incident.
Meanwhile, in the last few hours there are reports on Israeli media of a man in the nearby Moshav of Netiv HaAsara who was shot and lightly injured (likely a result of a stray bullet from the clashes, several hundred meters away).
