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March of Return

A picture taken on March 30, 2018 from the southern Israeli kibbutz of Nahal Oz across the border from the Gaza Strip shows tear gas grenades falling during a Palestinian protest, with Israeli soldiers seen below in the foreground. (AFP PHOTO / Jack GUEZ)
May 12, 2026, 2:27 pm
We were there. The Supreme Court did not tie the IDF’s hands on the Gaza border
Two former senior IDF officers: Baseless claims that the Court restricted open-fire rules before the October 7 attacks are merely a pretext to dodge a state commission of inquiry
By Nitsan Alon and Eran Shamir-Borer
Palestinian protesters run to cover from tear gas during clashes with Israeli troops, along the frontier with Israel, east of Gaza City, Monday, August 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
August 31, 2023, 8:10 pm
Hamas said considering resuming mass protests along Gaza border
As living conditions worsen in impoverished coastal strip, terror group is looking for ways to put pressure on Israel and international donors
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Illustrative: a DJI Matrice 600 drone, the type reportedly used by Hamas in an attack against and Israeli tank in May 2018. (YouTube screenshot)
January 27, 2020, 6:06 pm
Hamas refit IDF drone, used it against Israeli forces last year — report
After small multi-rotor device operated by army fell inside Strip, terror group apparently recovered and fixed it, used it to drop explosive on tank, causing no damage
By ToI Staff
Israeli soldiers stand guard along the Gaza border east of the city of Rafah in the southern Strip during Nakba Day protests on May 15, 2019. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)
December 28, 2019, 9:45 pm
Security cabinet said set to review proposed long-term truce with Hamas in Gaza
Israel will reportedly ease restrictions on Strip while terror group will ensure calm; Hamas denies report; Bennett to bring for approval further cuts to PA over terror stipends
By ToI Staff
Palestinian rioters throw stones towards Israeli forces at the Israel-Gaza border, east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 27, 2019. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)
December 27, 2019, 7:17 pm
Low turnout in last planned Gaza border protest until March 2020
Several Palestinians throw rocks and explosives at IDF troops, who respond with tear gas and rubber-coated bullets, but no live fire
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Palestinian protesters riot along the security fence east of Gaza City as smoke billows from fields across the fence caused by an incendiary device attached to a kite and flown across the border into Israel from the Gaza Strip, on May 15, 2019. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
December 26, 2019, 3:34 pm
Gaza groups say border protests to stop until March, resume infrequently in 2020
High Commission for the March of Return says demonstrations will occur on a monthly basis, plus whenever there is a need and ‘during prominent national occasions’
By Adam Rasgon
This file image from November 7, 2019 shows the International Criminal Court, or ICC, in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
December 23, 2019, 6:52 am
The Hague vs. Israel: Everything you need to know about the ICC Palestine probe
What exactly is Israel accused of? How likely are Israelis to land in the dock? Are Palestinians also to be probed? And could this all have been avoided?
By Raphael Ahren
Palestinian women, one holding a picture of Hamas movement chief Ismail Haniyeh, attend a mass rally marking the 32nd anniversary of the founding of Hamas on December 14, 2019, in Gaza city. (AP/Khalil Hamra)
December 14, 2019, 8:20 pm
Hamas official threatens Israel, urges Palestinian reconciliation at mass rally
Speaking at demonstration attended by tens of thousands in Gaza City to mark terror group’s 32nd anniversary, Osama al-Mazini vows to obtain freedom of Palestinian prisoners
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Palestinians clash with Israeli troops during along the border with Israel, east of Bureij in the central Gaza Strip, on December 6, 2019. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
December 13, 2019, 6:22 pm
Gazans clash with IDF troops along border as Hamas marks 32 years since founding
Army vehicle hit by molotov cocktail but no injuries to troops; 5 Palestinians said hurt; senior Hamas member: Israeli captives won’t be freed ‘until our prisoners see the light’
By ToI Staff
Palestinian protesters riot along the security fence east of Gaza City as smoke billows from fields across the fence caused by an incendiary device attached to a kite and flown across the border into Israel from the Gaza Strip, on May 15, 2019. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
December 2, 2019, 4:19 pm
Following 3-week hiatus, Gaza groups announce resumption of border marches
The High Commission for the Marches of Return names this week’s protest ‘The March is Ongoing’; expert predicts Hamas will keep protesters from approaching the fence
By Adam Rasgon
An Iron Dome missile battery set up in Sderot, southern Israel, near the border with the neighboring Gaza Strip on November 13, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 29, 2019, 9:10 pm
Gaza rocket explodes in open field in Israel; IDF strikes Hamas post in response
No reports of casualties or damage; later, additional sirens sound in Ashkelon due to ‘non-rocket fire’ from Strip
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Palestinian protesters assist an injured protester during clashes with Israeli forces across the barbed-wire fence during a border demonstration near Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 19, 2019. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)
November 29, 2019, 5:21 pm
Palestinian said shot dead by IDF troops at unofficial Gaza protest
5 others reported injured at rally apparently not part of March of Return demonstrations; IDF official says several people attempted to sabotage border fence
By AP and ToI Staff
A man looks at the damage to a house in Sderot, Israel, after it was hit by a rocket fired from Gaza Strip, Nov. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
November 29, 2019, 10:00 am
Israel, Hamas renew ceasefire talks, including prisoner discussions — report
Talks said to cover possible new desalination plant and hospital in Gaza, as well as the issue of Israelis held by the terror group; UN envoy to meet with Hamas representatives
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian uses a slingshot to throw back a tear gas canister at Israeli forces during a riot along the border with Israel, east of Bureij in the central Gaza Strip, on October 18, 2019. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
November 27, 2019, 10:56 pm
For third week in a row, organizers cancel Friday’s Gaza border protests
Palestinian authorities claim move unrelated to agreements with Israel; latest cancellation follows rocket fire from Strip, retaliatory airstrikes
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: An explosion is seen following an Israel airstrike in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip early on November 27, 2019. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)
November 27, 2019, 8:52 am
Bennett threatens response to all rocket fire, whether they hit or not
Defense minister issues warning after attack on south leads to overnight wave of IDF strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza; terror group says strikes won’t change balance of power
By ToI Staff
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