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March 30, 2018

Gaza: Five Dead, Hundreds Injured as Israeli Troops Fire on Protests
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The Palestinian Health Ministry says at least five people have been
killed by Israeli soldiers, and some 350 others injured, many of them by
live bullets. Among the dead was a farmer who was killed after an
Israeli tank opened fire near the town of Khan Younis. The pair had
reportedly wandered near the wall separating the besieged Palestinian
territory from Israel. The deaths and injuries came as Gaza residents
built a tent city near the wall, as part of a planned 6-week-long
protest kicking off today, which is known as "Land Day." The annual
event marks the anniversary of the 1976 killing of six Palestinians
protesting the Israeli confiscation of Arab land.


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