Israel targets Gaza man carrying Turkish flag

During the Great March of Return protest, Palestinian Emin Selim (20) was shot by Israeli army as he was waving a Turkish flag

A Palestinian young Emin Selim (20) watches the moments of getting shot as he speaks to press in front of Turkish flag at his home after he was shot by Israeli army while he was waving a Turkish flag during a protest within the "Great March of Return" demonstrations near Israel-Gaza border, at Shujaiyya neighbourhood of Gaza City, Gaza on 4 July, 2018 [Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency]

Palestinian Emin Selim (20) watches the moment he was shot by the Israeli army while he was waving a Turkish flag during a protest within the ‘Great March of Return’ demonstrations near Israel-Gaza border, at Shujaiyya neighbourhood of Gaza City, Gaza on 4 July, 2018 [Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency]

Palestinian Emin Selim (20) was shot by Israeli army as he was waving a Turkish flag during a protest within the 'Great March of Return' near Israel-Gaza border, at Shujaiyya neighbourhood of Gaza City, Gaza on 4 July, 2018 [Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency]

Palestinian Emin Selim (20) was shot by the Israeli army as he was waving a Turkish flag during a protest within the ‘Great March of Return’ near Israel-Gaza border, at Shujaiyya neighbourhood of Gaza City, Gaza on 4 July, 2018 [Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency]

A 20-year-old Palestinian was shot in the leg by Israeli occupation forces yesterday for carrying a Turkish flag during the “Great March of Return” protests in the Gaza Strip.

In spite of being hit, Emin Selim did not let go of the flag and could be seen carrying it when while being transferred to hospital on a stretcher.

” I wanted to thank Turkey for the support it gives the Palestinian people,” Selim said.

Israeli troops deliberately targeted this flag because they’re uncomfortable with the heroic stance Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Palestinian people have taken.

Selim added: “I wanted to congratulate Erdogan on the success he had achieved during the elections on 24 June at the same time by raising the flag because this leader has stood by us for many years and helped us.”

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