Gazans hope protests lead to change as border clashes turn deadly
Thousands of Palestinians participated in Friday protests along the Gaza-Israel border for the second week in a row, with clashes leaving at least seven dead.
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Times; color: #101010; -webkit-text-stroke: #101010; background-color: #96d35f} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Times; color: #101010; -webkit-text-stroke: #101010} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} span.s2 {font-kerning: none; background-color: #96d35f} span.s3 {font-kerning: none; color: #347ab7; -webkit-text-stroke: 0px #347ab7} GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Thousands of Palestinians are participating in demonstrations along the Gaza-Israel border for the second week in a row, with at least seven protesters killed by Israeli army gunfire April 6, according to the latest statistics from Gaza’s Ministry of Health. This follows massive clashes March 30 that left 17 dead and over 1,000 wounded.
The "Great Return March" that took off March 30 on the eastern border of the Gaza Strip comes amid growing frustration at a decadelong border blockade on the coastal enclave. The protests have united the Palestinian factions on the ground and hope to offer a unified Arab stance pressing to alleviate the humanitarian crises in Gaza. The protests are planned to continue until May 15, which marks the 70th anniversary of the Nakba — Arabic for “catastrophe” — when 750,000 Palestinian were forced from their homes when Israel was established in 1948.
