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Map of Great Return March demonstration sites. Published by Haaretz, March 2018
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by IMEMC News

Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the Great Return March processions on Palestinian lands near the perimeter fence in the besieged Gaza Strip, and shot fourteen Palestinians, including one child.

Medical sources said the soldiers stationed in their fortified posts across the fence, fired dozens of live rounds and high-velocity gas bombs at the protesters.

It added that the soldiers shot three Palestinians with live fire, and causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, east Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

The soldiers also shot two Palestinians east of Gaza city, and east of Jabalia, in the northern part of the coastal region.

The Health Ministry in Gaza has reported that the soldiers have injured at least 14 Palestinians, and caused dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.

The processions are still ongoing, while hundreds of Palestinians continue to gather in and near the Great Return March encampments across the eastern parts of the Gaza Strip.

This week’s processions are dubbed as “Resistance Unites Us,” and marks the 35th consecutive week of ongoing processions.

Dozens of women also gathered in tents, and started baking bread and cookies on wood fire, as part of ongoing activities of the Great Return March processions.

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GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- 14 Palestinians were injured by Israeli live ammunition during the 35th Friday of "The Great March of Return" mass protests along the eastern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip.

Hundreds of Palestinian protesters arrived at the eastern borders of Gaza to participate in the 35th Friday of protests, demanding the right of return and breaking the nearly 12-year Israeli siege.

A Ma'an reporter said that Israeli forces repeatedly opened fire towards the protesters and injured at least 14 Palestinians.

"The Great March of Return" protests were launched on March 30th by thousands of Palestinian civilians in Gaza -- which has suffered from a decade-long Israeli siege -- who took to the borders to demand their right of return as refugees to their original homelands, now in present-day Israel.

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