Border Closure: Border Fence

border closure: Fourteen of the marchers were killed and more than 750 wounded by Israeli fire in clashes along the border fence, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, according to Metro News. Another Palestinian was killed earlier Friday. It was the bloodiest day in Gaza since the 2014 cross-border war between Israel and Hamas. The Israeli military said thousands of Palestinians threw stones and rolled burning tires toward troops deployed on the other side of the border fence. The large turnout of the flag-waving marchers in the dangerous border zone was a testament to Hamas' organizing skills, but it also signalled desperation among Gaza residents after a decade-old border closure. It accused militants of trying to carry out attacks under the cover of mass protests, saying that in one incident, Palestinian gunmen fired toward soldiers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.