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65 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces as 10,000 march on Nakba Day
Among the injured on the Gaza border fence were 22 children and five women, while other people were wounded by live fire and rubber bullets
May 16, 2019 08:09
Among the injured on the Gaza border fence were 22 children and five women, while other people were wounded by live fire and rubber bullets
May 16, 2019 08:09Sixty-five people were injured on Wednesday as Israeli forces used live fire and tear gas against 10,000 protesters commemorating Nakba Day, the Health Ministry in Gaza said.
Large crowds gathered on the Gaza-Israel border after Hamas announced a general strike and closed schools to mark the annual event.
Among the 65 injured were 22 children and five women. One person is in a “serious condition”, while 16 people were wounded by live fire and 14 by rubber bullets, Haaretz reports.
Each year Palestinians mark the Nakba, or “catastrophe”, when roughly 700,000 Palestinian Arabs were displaced during the 1948 war.
