So Sad. Not gonna have
No fun this time around. Glad I had mine while I was young
This kinda thing Piss a King any True King off.
Tens of thousands of Palestinians have rallied at the Israel-Gaza fence to mark the first anniversary of the Great March of Return protests, facing off against Israeli tanks and troops massed on the fortified perimeter.
Israeli forces on Saturday used live rounds, rubber bullets and tear gas on the protesters, killing two 17-year-old boys, and wounding at least 207 people, according to Gaza's health ministry.
Tamer Aby el-Khair was shot in the chest east of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza and died at the hospital, the ministry said. The second teen, Adham Amara, died after being shot in the face east of Gaza City, the Associated Press news agency reported.
A third Palestinian was killed in an overnight demonstration ahead of the main protest.
Palestinians are demanding the right to return to lands from which their families were violently expelled during the founding of Israel in 1948. They are also calling for an end to Israel's and Egypt's 12-year blockade of Gaza.
"We will move towards the borders even if we die," said Yusef Ziyada, 21, his face painted in the colours of the Palestinian flag. "We are not leaving. We are returning to our land."
Despite heavy rain, some 40,000 people were gathered at the frontier area, the Israeli army said.
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The Great March of Return protests began on March 30 last year after civil society groups in Gaza called for action against the crippling Israeli blockade against the enclave [Ashraf Amra/Anadolu]
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Most protesters were keeping away from the fence, but some hurled stones and explosive devices at the structure and set tires ablaze, the army said, adding that it was responding with "riot dispersal means and firing in accordance with standard operating procedures".
Describing the rally as "completely peaceful", Mohammed Ridwan, a protester, told Al Jazeera the huge turnout on Saturday was "ample proof that our people will not back down until they gain their legitimate rights."
'Children killed'
For the past year, the Israel-Gaza fence has been the scene of mass protests and major bloodshed in which more than 260 Palestinians were killed, mostly by Israeli sniper fire. Nearly 7,000 others were shot and wounded, according to Gaza's health ministry.
Save the Children, a rights group, said those killed include 50 children. Another 21 children had their limbs amputated and many more have been permanently disabled, said the group's regional director, Jeremy Stoner.
Expressing deep concern over the Palestinian teen's death on Thursday, Stoner said: "We fear that more children could be injured or killed today."
Thank You Al Jezera
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