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Palestinians gather around the border fence between Israel and Gaza during a demonstration calling for the lifting of the Gaza blockade in Gaza on October 26, 2018. REUTERS / Mohammed Salem
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli forces killed four Palestinians and wounded at least 50 people during protests on the border with Gaza on Friday, local medical officials said.
An Israeli army spokesman said that about 10,000 Palestinians had gathered along the Gaza border and were throwing stones and other missiles at the troops that had been fighting. reacted with "anti-riot dispersal means" and fired by firing as needed.
Palestinians have been demonstrating along the border since March 30, demanding the lifting of the Israeli blockade of the territory and the right to return to the lands they fled or flushed during the founding of Israel in 1948.
Since the protests began, 212 soldiers in Gaza have been killed by Israeli troops, according to figures from the Palestinian Ministry of Health. An Israeli soldier was killed by a Palestinian sniper.
Over the past two weeks, Egyptian security officials have been meeting with Israeli leaders and Hamas leaders, who head Gaza, and other factions to restore calm along the border.
Written by Nidal Almughrabi; Edited by Ori Lewis
