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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh blamed Israel for the shooting, saying “Israel has an open account with the Palestinians, it has moved the war overseas,” insinuating that Hamas would move its terror operations against Israel overseas as well.
Resolution censuring Hamas’s acts of terrorism and use of human shields passes with an overwhelming majority of 524-30, with 92 abstentions • Motion slams Hamas abuse of Gaza population, calls on Israel and the Palestinians “to respect human rights.”
Israeli farmers near the border are being urged to be on the alert for suspicious flying objects and to alert firefighters, if necessary.
The demonstration is the third in a series of “March of Return” assemblies, each of which has been marked by Palestinians throwing stones, Molotov cocktails, burning tires and trying to create a smokescreen to breach the security fence.
The so-called “return” marches, which despite their billing as “peaceful” have been associated with violent behavior, have served to place the Palestinian issue back on the world stage. But the Jewish state is standing fast, with some Middle East countries even standing with them.
Israel responded by striking Hamas terror targets in Gaza with tank fire, according to an army statement.
The Israeli Air Force hit terror targets in northern Gaza early Monday after three Palestinian terrorists planted improvised explosive devices on the border fence.
Hanin Zoabi tells reporters at a U.N. press conference that protesters at the Gaza-Israel border over the last three weeks were engaged in a “march of peace,” calling it a “peaceful act of popular struggle.”
Some $3,000 will go to the families of demonstrators who are killed, $500 to families of the seriously wounded and $200 to families of those moderately wounded.
Readiness teams have been sent to the border with particle gauges and will run multiple models of particle dispersion based on factors such as weather and wind patterns.
Power plays among the leadership within the Gaza-based terrorist group are expected to affect its decision-making process and policies, especially with respect to the conflict with Israel.
“Any state whose borders people tried to crash would act in an even more severe way than we did, and therefore the procession of hypocrites calling for a committee of inquiry must understand that there will be no such thing,” said Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman.
