The Global March for Jerusalem to breach Israel’s borders from all sides, or “Land Day” as the Palestinians call it, commenced today and it has the Israelis fighting back the Palestinians with every non-lethal means they can muster, including water canons, tear gas, and rubber bullets. Here’s a report from Fox News on the ground in Israel:
The Jerusalem Post is reporting that on the border of Israel and Gaza, at least one Palestinian has been killed and dozens wounded:
IDF fire kills on Palestinian in Gaza, medical sources in Gaza say; Police, border patrol arrest 34 pro-Palestinian activists during clashes at Kalandiya crossing, e. J’lem, Bethlehem, W. Bank towns.
One Palestinian was killed and dozens wounded when protests marking Land Day turned violent in the Gaza Strip on Friday, according to medical sources in Gaza.
Adham Abu Salmiya, a spokesperson for the emergency medical services in Gaza, said that the 20-year-old Muhammad Mahmoud Zaqout was shot dead by IDF forces stationed near the border with Gaza.
The IDF confirmed that dozens of Palestinians in Gaza were injured after confronting soldiers near the border with Israel, but did not comment on Zaqout’s death.
IDF fire also wounded at least 37 people in protests that broke our in Beit Hanoun (Erez) and Khan Yunis, Salmiya said. Three of the wounded were in serious condition, he added, and were receiving medical attention.