Video has emerged showing the shocking moment Egyptian forces shot dozens of bullets at a naked, mentally ill Palestinian man wading in the shallow water off of the Egypt-Gaza border, as a Palestinian security guard repeatedly shouted at them to stop.
The video which was broadcast on Al Jazeera showed the man cross a fence Thursday from Gaza into Egypt, then wade toward the shore. Even after he was incapacitated and blood could be seen in the water, more shots were fired at him.
A longer excerpt of the video posted online showed more than three dozen shots fired at the man, killing him.
The victim’s family identified him as Ishaq Khalil Hassan, 28, and said that he suffered from mental illness. (Content warning: graphic video)
A spokesman for Hamas’ Interior Ministry said, “It is clearly a cold-blooded execution, committed in broad daylight.”
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