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Wednesday, May 15, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Thousands of Palestinians riot on Gaza border; fire breaks out on Israeli side
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThousands of Palestinians are demonstrating at the Gaza border on Nakba Day.
Photos from the scene show rioters throwing rocks at IDF soldiers along the border fence, and injured protesters being taken away for medical treatment.
AFP photographs also show Hamas policemen keeping protesters from approaching the border fence in the southern Gaza Strip.
On the Israeli side, a fire breaks out near the community of Nahal Oz. Police are investigating whether it was sparked by an airborne incendiary device from Gaza.
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