Hundreds of Palestinians on Saturday attended the funeral of a young Palestinian woman who was shot dead by Israeli forces a day earlier while working as a volunteer medic during protests near the Gaza-Israel boundary fence, as documented by an efe-epa journalist. Since the Great March of Return protests began on March 30, Israeli forces have killed at least 123 Palestinians and wounded more than 13,000, according to Red Cross figures. READ MORE: U.S. vetoes United Nations resolution condemning violence against Palestinians in Gaza

After Najjar’s funeral, dozens of mourners headed to the fence and started throwing stones at the Israeli soldiers on the other side. A 21-year-old Palestinian paramedic was shot dead in the chest by Israeli military Friday in the Gaza Strip while wearing the white uniform of a medic, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. WATCH: Israel army spokesman explains most severe military flare-up with Gaza since 2014

Meanwhile, in the West Bank, the Israeli military said its troops shot dead a Palestinian who tried to ram a tractor into its forces. The army said that cases such as Najjar´s “in which civilians are allegedly killed” by Israeli fire “are thoroughly examined” by an internal military committee. Soldiers shot at the Palestinians, who returned to the enclave. No Israeli troops were injured. The Palestinians say most of the dead and the thousands wounded were unarmed civilians against whom Israel was using excessive force. On Friday, the Palestinians protested for the tenth week in a row. The army also said that a military vehicle came under fire, and a grenade planted on the fence exploded. The protests, dubbed the Great March of Return, began as a six-week campaign organized by Palestinians to rally on Fridays near the Gaza-Israel border to demand Palestinian refugees to be allowed to return to what is now Israel.
The funeral of a 21-year-old medic, Razan al-Najjar, draws thousands of Palestinians. Witnesses say that Razan was killed while trying to evacuate a wounded protester lying on the Israeli side of the fence.