Quds, Jumada I 8, 1433, Mar 31, 2012, SPA - Israeli troops have shot dead a Palestinian protester in Gaza as thousands in the Palestinian territories, Israel and neighboring countries participated in an annual protest against Israel's land policies. The "Land Day" rallies are an annual event marked by Israeli Arabs and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza who protest what they say are discriminatory Israeli land policies. Gaza health official Adham Abu Salmia said Israeli forces shot and killed Mahmoud Zaqout, 21, and critically wounded another man, according to a report of the Associated Press. Dozens of Palestinians were treated for light wounds in hospitals throughout the West Bank and Al-Quds, including four with serious head wounds from rubber pellets and one hit in the head by a tear gas canister, said Mohammed Ayyad, a spokesman for the Red Crescent medical service in Ramallah.
