Palestinians Clash with IDF on Gaza Border; 189 Said Wounded

- Palestinians Clash with IDF on Gaza Border; 189 Said Wounded
by TOI STAFF, https://www.timesofisrael.com/
Protests come amid reports Israel is in advanced talks with Hamas, via UN and Egyptian mediation, for a long-term truce
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Some 5,000 Palestinians protested Friday along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, according to Palestinian reports. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said some 189 demonstrators were wounded in clashes with IDF troops, including 50 who were hit by live fire. The army said rioters threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at troops. According to Palestinian reports, Israeli snipers opened fire on two groups of Palestinians who tried to breach the border at two different locations.
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One incendiary kite sent over the border from the Strip caused a fire in the Sha’ar Hanegev region.
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The clashes came hours after Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman denied involvement in talks on a long-term ceasefire agreement with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Reports have proliferated that Israel is in advanced talks with Hamas, via UN and Egyptian mediation, for a long-term truce in the Strip.
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Gaza has seen a surge of violence since the start of the “March of Return” protests along the border in March. The clashes, which Gaza’s Hamas rulers have orchestrated, have included rock and Molotov cocktail attacks on troops, as well as attempts to breach the border fence and attack Israeli soldiers.
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