A Palestinian shot by Israeli occupation forces earlier on Friday was martyred of his wounds.

A Palestinian shot by Israeli occupation forces earlier on Friday was martyred of his wounds.

A Palestinian medical official said that Mahmud Jarghun, 21, died early on Saturday morning at a hospital near the town of Rafah, of a gunshot wound to the pelvis.

Palestinians said he was one of several men injured by Israeli fire in farmland close to the border fence with occupied territories, east of Rafah.

The Israeli occupation army said troops opened fire at several Palestinians, claiming they were attempting to breach the fence, after they ignored warnings.
"When they didn't stop, shots were fired at their legs," a spokeswoman said.

There have been a number of similar Israeli attacks since the November 21 announcement of a truce between the Zionist entity and the Palestinian resistance after eight days of offensive against Gaza which claimed the lives of 174 Palestinians and six Zionists.

Also on Saturday, the head of the Gaza fishermen's union said Israeli navy arrested 11 men as they fished off the northern Gaza coast.