APAIMages - APAIMages CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza City – 05 April 2019. Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli troops following the tents protest where Palestinians demand the right to return to their homeland at the Israel-Gaza border, in the east of Gaza city
STORYLINE A Palestinian demonstrator was critically wounded Friday by live Israeli fire in border protests east of Gaza City, the Gaza Health Ministry said. Some 10,500 Palestinians gathered along the border, marching and throwing stones. The ministry also reported that 63 demonstrators were wounded, some by live fire.
This protests one day after the organizing committee behind the weeky demonstrations said they would freeze some of its activities and work to prevent mass gatherings near the border during Friday's march, as Egypt negotiates a long-term calm.
Committee member Talal Abu Zarifa said that organizers decided to support the Egyptian mediation efforts for implementing understandings between Israel and Hamas. "We've made it clear on several occasions that the intensity of the protest will depend on the implementation" of the agreements, which include easing some of the restrictions Israel imposes on Gaza, he said.
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