Shocking footage showed the man swimming naked in the Mediterranean Sea when the unseen soldiers opened fire on himShocking moment Egyptian soldiers gun down Palestinian man thought to have mental health problems after he swims past Gaza border

  • Naked Palestinian man shown wading into the water near Gaza border 
  • Egyptian soldiers open fire on the man, using several warning shots
  • Victim was named as 26-year-old Ishaq Khalil Hassan, from southern Gaza
  • His family said he had been having treatment for mental health difficulties
  • The shocking video was broadcasted by Al-Jazeera news network 
  • WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT 
By AL-JAZEERA for PROUDSTARS.
Egyptian soldiers have been accused of shooting dead a mentally ill Palestinian man who waded through the sea at the Gaza border crossing.
Shocking footage showed the man swimming naked in the Mediterranean Sea when the unseen soldiers opened fire on him.
A bystander tries to signal for the shooters to stop, but his limp, dead body is later seen lying motionless on the shore.
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Shocking footage showed the man swimming naked in the Mediterranean Sea when the unseen soldiers opened fire on him
The victim has been named as 26-year-old Ishaq Khalil Hassan. His family said that he had received treatment for mental health issues in the past.
Hassan was from southern Gaza, where the Rafah border crossing has remained closed between Gaza and Egypt.