Navy clashes with Palestinian boats on Gaza maritime border

8 October 2018, 5:30 pm

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Dozens of Palestinian boats are taking part in a violent naval protest against the Israeli Navy to mark 11 years since Israel imposed a blockade on the Palestinian enclave after the Hamas terror group came to power there.

In addition, thousands of Palestinians are clashing with Israeli troops along the northern Gaza border, near Zikim beach, south of Ashkelon, the military says.

The protesters threw rocks and rolled burning tires toward the troops on the other side of the security fence, the spokesperson says.

There too, the soldiers responded with tear gas and other less-lethal weapons, as well as live fire in some cases.

— Judah Ari Gross