Hundreds of Palestinian Civilians Injured as ‘Great March of Return’ Continues (VIDEO)

May 4, 2018 Blog, News

Great-march-return — Thosands of Palestinian protesters were injured by Israeli live ammunition and teargas canisters at the Gaza fence. (Photo: via Twitter)

Palestinian protesters gathered at the Gaza border for the sixth week in a row, as part of the Great March of Return.

Great March of Return, 6th Friday:
– 7,000 Palestinians rioting
– Children among 350 injured
– 42 sustained wounds from Israeli live fire https://t.co/XCee4ULOJx pic.twitter.com/Lz9456WoSK

— RT (@RT_com) May 4, 2018

Israeli soldiers and snipers dotted the border area with teargas, rubber bullets, and live ammunition.

It literally rains teargas canisters!#GreatReturnMarch #IsraeliCrimes #Israel70 pic.twitter.com/DTSUe6mOEj

— Great Return March (@GreatReturnMa) May 4, 2018

According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, at least 431 protesters have been injured so far, including 36 children, an elderly woman, and three journalists, named Abdel Rahim Al-Khatib, Suleiman Abu Zarif, and Hamza Al-Shaami.

What kind of threat could this old lady has formed to be directly targeted with a tear gas bomb by the Israeli occupation forces?!#GreatReturnMarch ?? pic.twitter.com/UgX6Sf1Bds

— Great Return March (@GreatReturnMa) May 4, 2018

The medical staff also suffered from suffocation and two ambulances were reportedly targeted by the Israeli Army.

Following International Workers’ Day on May 1, today’s march aimed at drawing attention to the dire economic conditions in the Gaza Strip.

Today Palestinians head into the seventh week of protest as part of the Great March of Return. This time highlighting the plight of Palestinian workers in the occupied and besieged Gaza strip where 40% of workers are unemployed. https://t.co/rHIrhN8zUA pic.twitter.com/MgvEk7XHag

— The IMEU (@theIMEU) May 4, 2018

Over 40% of the population is unemployed, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.