Amid a
festive atmosphere, tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered in
Gaza along the boundary fence with Israel on Saturday to mark the
first anniversary of the Great March of Return.
They
were also marking Land Day, the annual commemoration of Israel’s
lethal suppression of protests against land confiscations in the
Galilee in 1976.
Like
every week over the last year, unarmed protesters demanded an end to
the decade-long siege of Gaza and asserted their right to return to
familial lands now in Israel and were met with lethal force by
Israeli occupation forces stationed across the fence.
Adham
Nidal Amara, 17, was directly injured in the face and killed as he
took part in the rallies east of Gaza City, and Tamer Hisham Abu
al-Khair, also 17, was fatally shot in the chest, east of Khan
Younis.
Palestinian
media circulated photos of the boys after their deaths.
Early on
Saturday, the health ministry announced the death of 20-year-old
Muhammad Jihad Saad from injuries he sustained east of Gaza City
before the day’s marches began.
Throughout
the day, more than 300 people were injured as Israeli forces fired
tear gas, rubber-coated metal bullets and live ammunition at march
participants.
More
than 60 Palestinians were shot with live bullets, according to the
health ministry.
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