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Palestinians try to rip through Gaza border fence, drawing heavy Israeli fire
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Posted on 04/27/2018 2:17:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Palestinian health officials reported three people killed and 611 wounded, including 138 hit by live fire in incidents along the border throughout the day.

In a statement, the Israeli military said it had "thwarted" an attempted infiltration by Palestinian protesters.

It said "hundreds of rioters" tried to burn the fence and enter the Israel. It said the crowd threw explosives, firebombs and rocks, and that troops opened fire "in accordance with the rules of engagement" and halted the crowd. It released a video showing a young Palestinian man placing a burning tire along the fence in an apparent attempt to set it on fire. In another, a small group lobs stones at an Israeli military vehicle on the other side of the fence.

In other incidents, the military said Palestinian crowds rolled burning tires, hurled rocks and flew kites with flaming objects attached with the goal of damaging the fence and other Israeli targets. It also released a photo appearing to show a group of youths tugging at barbed wire along the fence.

The marches, aimed in part at trying to break a decade-old border blockade, have been organized by Gaza's militant Hamas rulers...

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To: left that other site

Israel shot up the baby milk factory!!


21 posted on 04/30/2018 7:02:20 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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That’s ok. Evidently there are MILLIONS of baby milk factories in the Middle east, and more to come as Israel continues to bomb them out of existence/s


22 posted on 04/30/2018 7:08:56 AM PDT by left that other site (For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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Won't the relatives of the dead palestinians now get a reward paid for by US taxpayers.

Now, if snipers concentrated on hitting them in the groin with a .22, I think the attempts would stop quickly, and involve no Palestinian "martyrdoms" to reward.

23 posted on 04/30/2018 7:14:34 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big governent is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: BenLurkin

“...three people killed and 611 wounded, including 138 hit by live fire...”

This is heavy fire?


24 posted on 04/30/2018 3:12:08 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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