Some 20,000 Palestinians are participating in clashes with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on the Gaza Strip border, throwing grenades at the Israeli soldiers, the IDF said Friday in a statement,
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 05th October, 2018) Some 20,000 Palestinians are participating in clashes with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on the Gaza Strip border, throwing grenades at the Israeli soldiers, the IDF said Friday in a statement,
"RIGHT NOW: A mob of approx 20K Gazans are burning tires, throwing bombs and grenades, and attempting to break through the border fence with Israel, which 10 armed terrorists did, until we stopped them. In response, an IDF aircraft carried out two strikes in Gaza," the statement on Twitter read.
The army's press service also said that in response the Israeli forces conducted strikes in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, adding that they were acting in accordance with the established rules of firing.
Tensions between the Israelis and the Palestinians near the Gaza border have been mounting since late March, which marked the beginning of the Great March of Return. The recent disturbances on the Israeli-Gaza border have been caused by continued shelling and the launch of arson balloons by Hamas militants into Israeli territories.
