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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Protesters say Israel fired on Gaza demonstration

Ma'an
Israeli forces opened fire during a demonstration in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday afternoon...

.... the demonstration was intended to reassert control over an Israeli "no-go area" near Beit Hanoun.

The closure separates farmers and residents from their lands and property, and runs counter to claims that the military evacuated all of Gaza during its 2005 redeployment.

... the protest began in the Ash-Shujaiyeh neighborhood and ended at the military zone, where shots were fired at participants...   Full story
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