Gaza protesters clash with Israeli troops near the border

Published August 28, 2021 4:01 AM

By WAFAA SHURAFA
Associated Press

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of Hamas-backed activists have launched what they say is the first in a series of nighttime protests along the Israeli border. Protesters threw explosives toward Israeli forces who responded with live fire Saturday might. Organizers say the gatherings are meant to step up pressure on Israel to ease a crippling economic blockade on the Gaza Strip. Palestinian media reported five people wounded by Israeli fire. Gaza health officials said earlier Saturday that a 12-year-old Palestinian boy who was shot in the head by Israeli fire during a violent demonstration at the Gaza-Israeli border last week has died of his wounds.

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