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Bomb hurled at IDF troops on Gaza border as hundreds protest
[IsraelTimes] Army says 1,600 Gazooks hurl rocks, burn tires in weekly festivities; 87,000 West Bank Paleostinians come to Jerusalem for Ramadan prayers.An bomb was thrown Friday at Israeli troops along the Gazoo border in the Strip’s north, the army said, as Paleostinians took part in weekly festivities near the security fence. The army said no soldiers were maimed by the bomb. It said some 1,600 Paleostinians took part in riots at two locations along the border, where they threw rocks and burned tires. Numerous attempts were made to damage security infrastructure, the army said. Troops used riot dispersal means and live fire in accordance with IDF regulations, it added. Gazoo’s Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",-run health ministry said 86 people were maimed. Most were treated for tear gas inhalation while some sustained gunshot wounds. Also during the afternoon, several incendiary kites were flown into Israel from the Paleostinian coastal enclave, sparking fires. Strong winds hampered efforts to douse the blazes, though all were eventually brought under control. Friday’s festivities were part of the weekly "March of Return" protests that began on March 30. Israel says they are orchestrated by the Hamas terror group, which rules Gazoo, and used as cover for attempted terror attacks and breaches of the border fence. The violent demonstrations were meant to end on May 15, but Hamas leaders have said they want them to continue. Turnout at the past two weeks’ festivities has been far smaller than previous weeks. Earlier, the Hamas-run health ministry in Gazoo said a Paleostinian man shot in recent festivities died. Yasser Habib, 24, was maimed several days ago east of Gazoo City, the ministry said. It did not give details of exactly when he was shot. According to the ministry’s figures, 115 Paleostinians have died since the start of the weekly protests in March, which reached their peak on May 14 when 61 people died. Hamas acknowledged 50 of those killed that day were its members, while Islamic Jihad ...created after many members of the Egyptian Moslem Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah... said three of those killed belonged to the terror group. Separately Friday, the army said an estimated 87,000 Paleostinians from the West Bank travelled to Jerusalem for Ramadan prayers. It also said 8,000 Paleostinians prayed at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. "IDF troops are deployed in reinforced numbers and are operating along with the Shin Bet, Civil Administration, Border Police and Israel Police in order to allow the Ramadan prayers, as well defending communities and roads and preserving order and security in the area," the army said. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-05-26 |
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