Israel attacks peace march in Gaza with tear gas.
Hundreds of Palestinians were injured by tear gas during a march in the Gaza Strip on "Palestinian Workers' Day" on May 3.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said the total number of injured people reached 431, including 69 who were shot and the rest were suffocated by tear gas as Israeli forces attacked a peace march east of the Gaza Strip border.
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| Palestinian protesters in the Gaza Strip. (Photo: RT) |
Tensions escalated as hundreds of youths stormed the security fence surrounding the Gaza Strip on Friday afternoon. The Israeli military fired live ammunition, tear gas and gas bombs at protesters, including women and children. Earlier, the Israeli military warned protesters in eastern Gaza via loudspeakers of the presence of snipers along the border and urged Palestinian protesters to stay away from the electric fence.
Palestinian protests have entered their sixth consecutive week against Israel's occupation and the US decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, scheduled for May 15. So far, clashes between the Israeli army and protesters have killed 45 Palestinians and injured about 1,143 people./.
