Prayer Alert: Violence Erupts as Thousands of Palestinians Protest at Border of Israel; at Least 7 Gazans Killed and Over 1,000 Injured

Judah Ari Gross, Khaled Abu Toamei : Mar 30, 2018
Timesofisrael.com

The protest came during the Holy Week amid rising tensions as the United States prepares to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

(Israel)— [Timesofisrael.com] Seven Palestinians were killed and some 1,100 were wounded by Israeli tear gas, rubber bullets and live fire in the Gaza Strip on Friday, Palestinian sources said, as a series of massive protests along the security fence around the Hamas-controlled enclave intensified and turned violent. (Photo: A picture taken on March 30, 2018 from the southern Israeli kibbutz of Nahal Oz across the border from the Gaza strip shows tear gas grenades falling during a Palestinian city protest, with Israeli soldiers seen below in the foreground/AFP/Jack Guez/via Times of Israel)

The Israel Defense Forces estimated that 20,000 Palestinians were taking part in Hamas-encouraged "March of Return" demonstrations along the Gaza border, focused at six main protest sites where rioters threw firebombs and stones at troops and burned tires. Some estimates put the size of the protest at over 20,000...

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