15.06.2011                      13.Siwan, 5771 

Grenzzwischenfall:

'Questions surround death of Eritrean at Egypt border'

IDF says it’s looking into incident; examining doctors, Physicians for Human Rights say injuries not consistent with soldiers’ report.

Operating doctors have expressed doubt about the official explanation for the cause of death of an Eritrean migrant found near the Israel-Egypt border earlier this month, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel said Tuesday.
In a statement released on Tuesday, PHR-Israel quoted operating physicians who said there is a “significant gap” between the IDF report on the circumstances of the man’s injuries, and the type that led to his death….