Israeli forces shot and wounded two unarmed Palestinian teens Monday after they entered a no-go zone near the border fence between Gaza and Israel. Mahmoud Ibrahim, 17, and Fahad Agha, 16, were shot near the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza, Palestinian hospital officials said. Ibrahim was treated at a local hospital for a shot to the shoulder, chest and leg, and Agha was arrested by Israeli soldiers, the officials said. An Israeli military spokeswoman said forces opened fire on three Palestinians in a closed area near the Israel-Gaza fence, hitting one. He was taken to an Israeli hospital for treatment, the spokeswoman said, while the other two escaped. The spokeswoman said the Palestinians were not armed. Also Monday, a Palestinian hit by Israeli gunfire 18 months ago died of his wounds in a Nablus hospital, health officials said. The officials identified the man as Adham Ashalan, 20, who was shot while throwing stones at Israeli troops near Nablus. Relatives said he was the third member of his family to die in Israeli-Palestinian clashes. Fourteen Palestinians and five Israelis were killed in violence between the sides in February, but since then it has subsided to a trickle, following an unofficial truce.
