Israeli forces used tear gas and live ammunition as some Palestinians threw rocks and families gathered farther back. Gaza authorities say two people were killed.
By Loveday Morris Loveday Morris Jerusalem bureau chief covering the Middle East Email Bio Follow March 30 at 9:54 AM GAZA CITY — Israeli forces used tear gas and live fire during sporadic clashes Saturday along the Gaza border as thousands of Palestinians gathered to mark the anniversary of year-long protests over the territory’s blockade. At least two people were killed, Gaza officials said.
The Israeli military said 30,000 protesters had gathered and that a number of grenades and explosive devices had been thrown at the fence. It said that two children carrying a knife had been apprehended by the security fence in the morning and had explained they wanted to be arrested in order to go to prison. The military said they’d been returned to Gaza through the Erez Crossing.
A year ago, Israel’s use of lethal force against protesters who gathered on the border for the March of Return sparked international outrage. Some 15 Palestinians were killed on the first day of demonstrations, which coincided with the Land Day commemoration marking the Israeli government’s expropriation of Arab-owned land in 1976.With demonstrations continuing every Friday since, the death toll has reached 266, according to Palestinian health authorities in Gaza.
The demonstrations began as a protest of the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip and a way to highlight the demand that Palestinians be able to return to homes, now in Israel, from which they were forced or fled in the 1948 war. The demonstrations have become a key tool for Hamas to leverage Israel into easing restrictions.
He described discussions with Egyptian mediators over a possible deal with Israel that would provide for a reduction in the Israeli use of live ammunition, extend the fishing zone for Gaza boats and kick-start infrastructure projects to deal with chronic electricity problems.“Easing the blockade imposed on Gaza is a right of the Palestinian people, not a gift,” Khalil al-Hayya, another Hamas official, said in a news conference after a meeting of Gaza factions on Friday.
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