67th Great March of Return: 118 Civilians Injured, Including 45 Children, 2 Women, 3 Journalists, and 4 Paramedics by Israeli Forces
July 19, 2019 | Palestinian Center for Human Rights
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During 67th Great March of Return, 118 Palestinian civilians were injured due to the Israeli military’s continued use of excessive force against peaceful protests along the Gaza Strip’s eastern border. At least 45 children, 2 women, 3journalists and 4 paramedics were among those injured this Friday 19 July 2019.
This week witnessed an increase in the number of injuries compared to last week’s, asserting a systematic policy by Israeli forces to target protestors, especially journalists and paramedics.
Today’s protest was titled “Burn the Zionist Flag,” and involved many activities such as speeches by political leaders, national songs, theatrical performances and celebrations of graduating high school seniors. Dozens of civilians protested at varied distances from the border fence across the Gaza Strip, this included burning of Israeli flags.
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