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Low turnout in last planned Gaza border protest until March 2020
 [IsraelTimes] Several Palestinians throw rocks and explosives at IDF troops, who respond with tear gas and rubber-coated bullets, but no live fire.Some 1,800 Palestinians took part in a demonstration along the Gaza Strip border, with dozens rioting and clashing with Israeli soldiers, in the last of the planned mass protests until March. Amid heavy rain and wind, the rallies had the lowest turnout in months, with tensions far lower than in previous weeks and no live fire by the Israeli army, an AFP correspondent said. Several Palestinians threw rocks and explosives at the soldiers who responded with riot dispersal means. The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said several people were wounded by rubber-tipped bullets. The committee responsible for organizing weekly protests in the border region between Israel and the Gaza Strip announced on Thursday that demonstrations would take place less frequently in 2020. The High Commission for the March of Return and Breaking the Siege, which includes representatives of Gaza-based terror groups and political factions, said in a statement that protests would occur on “a monthly basis as well as whenever we need masses to gather and during prominent national occasions,” starting on March 30, 2020. More than 200 Palestinians have been killed at the demonstrations and thousands have been injured. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-12-28 |
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