- 30 Mar 2018 17:42
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IF I HAD UNDERSTOOD THE SITUATION A BIT BETTER I SHOULD HAVE PROBABLY JOINED THE ANARCHISTSGeorge Orwell
Nine Palestinian civilians shot dead by Israeli army fire. What is the point of killing civilians?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 81116.html
Palestinian officials say 10 people have now been killed in a day of protest on the Gaza border, with nine shot dead by Israeli army fire and a farmer killed in a separate incident involving pre-dawn tank fire.
In what was the deadliest day for the ongoing conflict since clashes in Gaza last autumn, the Palestinian health ministry said at least another 1,000 Palestinians were injured by a combination of tear gas, rubber-coated steel pellets and live rounds.
Ahead of the start of a day of protests called by the militant group Hamas, a Palestinian farmer was killed by an Israeli tank shell as he worked in a neighbouring field, the ministry said.
Israel had bolstered its security at the border ahead of the expected mass sit-ins, which mark the anniversary of the Palestinians' "Land Day", and the start of a month and a half of demonstrations over lost land in Gaza.
The Israeli military said Palestinians rolled burning tyres and threw stones at Israeli forces who then retaliated with tear gas and fire at "main instigators."
Ahead of the protests, called for by Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers, Israel’s military said it doubled its standard troop level along the border, deploying snipers, special forces and paramilitary border police units, which specialise in riot control.
Hamas had said the activities would be peaceful and the chief Israeli military spokesman, brigadier general Ronen Manelis, said Israel wanted to avoid violence.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 81116.html
IF I HAD UNDERSTOOD THE SITUATION A BIT BETTER I SHOULD HAVE PROBABLY JOINED THE ANARCHISTSGeorge Orwell