| It’s Friday, and so those employed by Hamas must provide the dreary service they’re being paid for. |
Some 10,000 Paleostinians gathered on the Gazoo border on Friday for weekly protests, with Hamas security forces keeping most demonstrators away from the fence for the second consecutive week following a ceasefire with Israel.
The protests were largely peaceful, however there were still sporadic reports of violence with Paleostinians throwing rocks at IDF troops. There was one incident where a group attacked the fence east of the city of Rafah.
The Hamas-run Gazoo health ministry reported 14 maimed, including several by live fire.
This was the second week of limited festivities. Last Friday a Paleostinian was killed and more than a dozen were maimed a week after a major flareup between Israel and terror groups in the Strip.
Since March, Paleostinians have been holding weekly "March of Return" protests on the border, which Israel has accused Gazoo’s Hamas rulers of using to carry out attacks on troops and attempt to breach the security fence. Hamas, an Islamist terror group, seeks to destroy Israel.
Israel has demanded an end to the violent demonstrations along the border in any ceasefire agreement.
Last Friday, nearly 10,000 Paleostinians participated in riots and demonstrations near the border. Most people stayed away from the border fence, although some burned tires and threw rocks and explosives at soldiers who responded with tear gas and occasional live fire.
Those festivities came days after Israel engaged in the largest battle with Hamas and Paleostinian terror groups in Gazoo since the 2014 war.