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GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians, one of them a 14-year-old boy, and wounded 415 others with live fire and tear gas protests along the Gaza Strip. .
Gaza medical officials said the boy, Yasser al-Naja Abu and Mohammad Al-Hamayda, 24, were hit by live bullets. They added that other lives were important.
The Israeli military said in a statement that troops had used "large amounts of riot dispersal means". In some cases, when the non-lethal means proved ineffective, live fire was used "in accordance with the standard operating procedures".
It has been found to have participated in extremely violent riots, grenade and rocks at the frontier and burning fire.
It said that the death of the boy would be investigated and that legal action could be taken, if appropriate.
Gaza officials say that Israeli troops have killed at least 130 people since the week-long protests began on March 30.
Palestinians say the protests are a popular outpouring of rage against Israel by their families fled or were driven from on Israel's founding 70 years ago.
Israel says the demonstrations are organized by the Islamist group Hamas that controls the Gaza Strip and denies Israel's right to exist. Israel says Hamas has intentionally provoked the violence, according to Hamas denies.
Tens of thousands took place when the protests were launched several times over the last few months.
Israel's deadly tactics have drawn international condemnation. But support has come from its hand ally, the United States, which like Israel, has cast blame on Hamas.
Israel has accused Hamas of stoking the violence in an attempt to deflect domestic opinion from Gaza's energy shortages and faltering economy.
Israel maintains a naval blockade of Gaza and tight restrictions on the movement of people and goods at its land borders. Egypt has also kept its own Gaza frontier largely closed. Both countries cite security concerns for the measures, which have deepened economic hardship.
Reporting by Nidal Almughrabi; Editing by John Lewis and Andrew Roche
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