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APAIMages - APAIMages CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza city - 16 March 2019. Palestinian factions hold a press conference following a meeting to discuss the protests against the worsening economic situation in the coastal enclave
STORYLINE Hundreds of Palestinians from the besieged Gaza Strip took to streets on Friday evening, for the second day in a row, in demand for better living and economic conditions.
Protests were also against the rise in taxes imposed on residents of the Gaza Strip.
Gazans protested all across the Gaza Strip, however, main protests took place in Deir al-Balah City in the central Gaza Strip.
Security forces of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip suppressed protesters, causing injuries and arresting several protesters.
Deir al-Balah was additionally placed under curfew by security forces.
Video footage of Gaza security forces suppressing protesters using batons and arresting others were shared across social media pages.
In one video, reportedly taken in the al-Breij refugee camp in the eastern Gaza Strip, protesters were heard calling slogans against the Hamas movement.
A youth movement in Gaza calls for the protests under the slogan "we want to live;" the movement also called for a general strike to take place, on Saturday, for Gazans to protest the suppression of protesters by the Hamas-run security forces.
Meanwhile, Yahiya Moussa, a Hamas leader, called up-on his movement to organize a press conference responding to Gazans' calls to step down.
Moussa added that all Palestinian factions, civil society forces and national figures should be able to establish a suitable way for them to manage governmental administrations.
SOUNDBITE – Jamil Mezher, political bureau member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Footage by WATANIA/APAimages
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAIMages CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAIMages - APAIMages CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza city - 16 March 2019. Palestinian factions hold a press conference following a meeting to discuss the protests against the worsening economic situation in the coastal enclave STORYLINE Hundreds of Palestinians from the besieged Gaza Strip took to streets on Friday evening, for the second day in a row, in demand for better living and economic conditions. Protests were also against the rise in taxes imposed on residents of the Gaza Strip. Gazans protested all across the Gaza Strip, however, main protests took place in Deir al-Balah City in the central Gaza Strip. Security forces of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip suppressed protesters, causing injuries and arresting several protesters. Deir al-Balah was additionally placed under curfew by security forces. Video footage of Gaza security forces suppressing protesters using batons and arresting others were shared across social media pages. In one video, reportedly taken in the al-Breij refugee camp in the eastern Gaza Strip, protesters were heard calling slogans against the Hamas movement. A youth movement in Gaza calls for the protests under the slogan "we want to live;" the movement also called for a general strike to take place, on Saturday, for Gazans to protest the suppression of protesters by the Hamas-run security forces. Meanwhile, Yahiya Moussa, a Hamas leader, called up-on his movement to organize a press conference responding to Gazans' calls to step down. Moussa added that all Palestinian factions, civil society forces and national figures should be able to establish a suitable way for them to manage governmental administrations. SOUNDBITE – Jamil Mezher, political bureau member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Footage by WATANIA/APAimages
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