On May 11, tens of thousands of Palestinians protested near the so-called security fence around the Gaza Strip to commemorate the Land Day, according to the Lebanese al-Mayadeen TV. The TV channel said that the number of protestors this week was the highest since the outbreak of the protests on March 30.
Palestinian activists said that the Palestinian protestors had removed barbed wire around the security fence and launched several kits carrying Molotov bombs at the Israeli Army positions around the Gaza Strip.
#عاجل مراسل #شهاب: سقوط طائرة تصوير للاحتلال شرق خانيونس بفعل طائرة ورقية أطلقها شبان من غزة pic.twitter.com/1zr9oKndb2
— وكالة شهاب (@ShehabAgency) May 11, 2018
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— وكالة شهاب (@ShehabAgency) May 11, 2018
The Israeli Army responded by deploying dozens of snipers along the separation fence, according to Palestinian sources. The Israeli army also used tear gas and rubber bullets against the protestors.
The Health Minister of Palestine announced that Israeli Army snipers had killed one protestor near the separation fence, while 186 others had been reportedly injured by tear gas and rubber bullets.
Local observers believe that Palestinian protests will reach their peak next week, on March 15, the independence day of Israel, that’s known in the Arab World as the “Nakba Day.” Reportedly, Palestinian activists and parties, including the Hamas Movement, already began their preparation for Nakba Day protests.
