The men from Hamas arrived at Mohamed Johar’s house in the Bureij refugee camp this week with a $200 (£143) cheque bearing his name.
The 23-year-old had been shot in the right leg by an Israeli sniper during last week’s protests on the Gaza border and Hamas, Gaza’s Islamist ruling party, said the money was for his medical bills.
Mr Johar leaned on crutches as he waited outside the Palestinian Production Bank in Gaza City to collect the money.
Those with more severe injuries would get $500. The families of the 19 men killed last week would receive $3,000 each. “Together we defend our Jerusalem and together we free our Palestine,” read the message on the back of the Hamas cheques.
As Israeli…
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