Posted on 04/06/2018 9:33:07 AM PDT by Simon Green
Thousands of Palestinians protested Friday at the fence dividing the Gaza Strip and Israel in a repeat of major demonstrations last week that turned deadly, as some burned tires that sent up massive plumes of smoke amid Israeli military gunfire.
Three Gazans died from live fire, including a 16-year-old, and dozens were injured by late afternoon, Palestinian health authorities and local media said. The Israel military said the army responded with gunfire and water cannons as Palestinians hurled firebombs at soldiers and attempted to infiltrate Israeli territory.
The demonstrations, which organizers say will continue for weeks, have presented Israel with a new military and political challenge as it aims to avoid a mass breach of the fence while also appeasing international calls to show restraint.
Palestinian health authorities have said at least 19 people were killed in last weeks demonstration and more than 1,400 injured, including 750 with live fire.
The new protests appeared quieter than the week before and Israel appeared to be using less tear gas to disperse Palestinians, according to people at the demonstrations.
The military had warned it would use gunshots to avoid a fence breach that would threaten Israeli lives. It distributed a video that appeared to show at least one Palestinian trying to cut the fence Friday, but it wasnt clear if Israeli forces shot dead the perpetrator.
Ahead of Fridays demonstration, the United Nations said Israeli forces should show maximum restraint and called on organizers not to put women and children in danger.
The White House representative to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, Jason Greenblatt, urged protesters to march peacefully, abstain from violence and not approach the fence.
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Oh the poor victims....someone find me a tiny violin please...
Good start to a protest!
Frankie the moslem-loving Jew-hating lowlife scumbag Marxist thug masquradung as a catholic pope is deeply saddened.
Why the hell isn't the international community calling for PALESTINIAN RESTRAINT ??????
Napalm works.
I trust soldiers on the ground to assess the situation and react as necessary more than I would evet trust anyone merely considering the situation from afar.
“Protests”
Israel must find a way to stop killing these deluded fools being sent by hamas to die
Especially teens whose families are probably being paid to sacrifice them as “ martyrs”
Trump should declare palestinian a fake nationality and demand they be absorbed by jordan. While he is at it declare a free kurdistan. No matter what he does leftists will be outraged so might as well get some real bang for the buck. Perhaps he can distract the leftist rioters by tweeting that rosie odonnel is a fat ho
I see the Israeli .22cal snipers are having another day of practice
Fortunately, Israel manufactures some of the best rifles and bullets in the world.
A preview & dress rehearsal for the coming conflict that is lurking south of our border with Mexico.
That CARAVAN of marchers-—which is highly populated with young males—18 to 35 years old—had better think this over. They are being used as toy soldiers by Liberal politicians.
To stop this stuff you need to change this to:
The Israel military said the army responded with gunfire and flame throwers
Israel must find a way to stop killing these deluded fools being sent by hamas to die.
The world has an excess of fools. I say thin the herd whenever possible.
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That makes me sad.
Only three?
What they think they're doing:
What they're actually accomplishing:
Killing cockroaches 3 at a time might make you feel good but is never going to get rid of them.
I wonder what an American would as a teenager after living in an open air prison since birth.
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