GAZA, Palestine, Oct 12 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 49 Palestinians were injured on Friday afternoon, during clashes between hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli soldiers, in the eastern Gaza Strip close to the border with Israel, local official said.
Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of the health ministry in Gaza, told reporters that, 49 demonstrators were injured, including 14 children.
Clashes broke out on Friday afternoon between the Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli soldiers, during the weekly anti-Israel protests, better known as the Great March of Return.
The weekly marches and protests have been going on since Mar 30 last year, calling on Israel to end more than 12 years of a tight blockade on the Gaza Strip.
The health ministry said, the Israeli army has killed 312 demonstrators and wounded more than 19,000 by live gunfire, since the beginning of the weekly protests.
Hazem Qassame, spokesman of the Hamas movement in Gaza, said that, the participation of masses of demonstrators “is to show that the Palestinians are sticking to their legitimate rights.”
“The marchers insist that the unfair siege must be lifted, and the Palestinian rights must be regained,” he added.– NNN-WAFA