The Israeli army shot dead at least ten people and wounded hundreds more during Palestinian protests near the Gaza border on Friday. The mass shooting came a week after the killing of 18 protesters at a similar demonstration. CGTN's Stephanie Freid has more from the Israeli-Gaza border.

STEPHANIE FREID GAZA-ISRAEL BORDER "Hamas calls for calm and a UN statement urging restraint on both sides did NOT keep clashes from erupting again this Friday along the Gaza-Israel border."

Israel's army once again positioned snipers along the border and warned Palestinians protesters: don't try to breach the border fence or even come within 300 meters of it or we WILL shoot. A new Palestinian tactic employed this week: burning tens of thousands of tires to create a smokescreen. Also, protesters said they would use large mirrors to blind snipers and soldiers positioned along the border. The protest is a Hamas initiative aimed at raising awareness around bleak living conditions in the Gaza Strip, Israel's continued blockade of the Strip and, Israel official say, a tactic for pushing Israel into a political and military corner.

DAVID KEYES, PM SPOKESPERSON GAZA-ISRAEL BORDER "Mahmoud A Zahar, the co-founder of Hamas, said that Jews are wild dogs and wild beasts headed for annihilation. Yihye Sinwar just encouraged Palestinians to eat the livers of Israelis. This is not the rhetoric of an organization that seeks peace."

STEPHANIE FREID GAZA-ISRAEL BORDER "Hamas vows to continue protests until mid-May, the anniversary of Israeli statehood. Critics alternately blame Palestinian casualty tolls on Hamas for 'using civilians as human shields' and on Israel's military for using live fire on unarmed protesters. Stephanie Freid, CGTN, ON THE GAZA-ISRAEL BORDER."