10:55, 22-Sep-2018
Gaza Protests: 1 killed, 300 injured in clashes between Palestinian protesters & Israeli forces
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10:03, 25-Sep-2018
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Clashes have erupted between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces in Gaza. This is the 26th consecutive Friday of protests that the Palestinians call The Great March of Return. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, one Palestinian was killed and more than 300 were injured. Noor Harazeen reports from Gaza.
Thousands of Gaza residents turned out along the Gaza-Israel border on Friday, to participate in another day of anger against the Israeli army.
As usual, Israeli troops fired tear gas, while the protestors threw stones, burned tires and flew flaming kites to antagonize Israeli snipers.
"The reason for the presence of all these masses and rebellious youth here is that they want their right of return, self-determination, and to break the siege imposed on them."
Several Palestinians tried to cross the border fence, and practice what they say is their right of return to their homeland in what is now Israel.
The Health Ministry in Gaza announced that a 25-year-old Palestinian was killed and more than 300 were injured. In total, 183 Palestinians have been killed and about 20,000 injured over the past 26 weeks of protest. One Israeli soldier was killed by a sniper in Gaza.
Khalil Al-Hayya, a Hamas official, said that the Israeli siege and escalations, would definitely lead to increased tensions and outbreaks of violence in Gaza.
KHALIL AL-HAYYA DEPUTY HEAD, HAMAS POLITICAL BUREAU "These marches which are increasing are crawling towards our land and our borders. We will use all means to break the siege, we are determined to remove the illegal borders, stop the Israeli aggression and end the occupation forever."
The Great March of Return protests were launched on March 30th by thousands of Palestinians in Gaza. Israel has accused Hamas of provoking violence at the protests - which Hamas denies. The Israeli Army now considers areas near the border fence as a closed military zone. Noor Harazeen, CGTN, Gaza.