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Gazans Commemorate Land Day and the 'Great Return March' in Palestine

Published March 31st, 2018 - 03:25 GMT

Palestinians commemorate Land Day and "The Great Return March" by holding demonstrations and protests along the Gaza strip 

The exceptional protest is dubbed "The Great March of Return" and has the backing of the Gaza Strip's Islamist rulers Hamas. Gazans converged on the strip border for the Return Marches with Israel.

The rallies in the Gaza Strip also coincide with Land Day, which marks the killing of six Arab Israelis on 30 March, 1976 demonstrations against Israeli confiscations of Arab land. Clashes with the Israeli police took place in the 1948 Palestinian towns and cities of Galilee and the so-called Triangle including Sakhneen, Araabe, Dier Hannah, Nazerath, Tamra, Taybeh, Tiera Nahaf. The Israeli authorities arrested more than 250 people and 49 were injured on that day. 



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A girl runs next to tents pitched by Palestinians on the Gaza border with Israel (background), east of Jabalia, on Mar. 29, 2018, ahead of a six-week protest camp. The exceptional protest is dubbed "The Great March of Return" and has the backing of the Gaza Strip's Islamist rulers Hamas. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP

A girl runs next to tents pitched by Palestinians on the Gaza border with Israel (background), east of Jabalia, on Mar. 29, 2018, ahead of a six-week protest camp. The exceptional protest is dubbed "The Great March of Return" and has the backing of the Gaza Strip's Islamist rulers Hamas. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP

A picture taken on Mar. 30, 2018 shows a Palestinian youth being carried on an all-terrain vehicle after being injured during a demonstration near the border with Israel east of Jabalia in the Gaza strip commemorating Land Day. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)

A picture taken on Mar. 30, 2018 shows a Palestinian youth being carried on an all-terrain vehicle after being injured during a demonstration near the border with Israel east of Jabalia in the Gaza strip commemorating Land Day. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)

Muslim worshipers perform Friday noon prayers during a tent city protest near the border with Israel east of Jabalia to commemorate Land Day on Mar. 30, 2018. Land Day marks the killing of six Arab Israelis during 1976 demonstrations against Israeli confiscations of Arab land. (Mohammed ABED / AFP)

Muslim worshipers perform Friday noon prayers during a tent city protest near the border with Israel east of Jabalia to commemorate Land Day on Mar. 30, 2018. Land Day marks the killing of six Arab Israelis during 1976 demonstrations against Israeli confiscations of Arab land. (Mohammed ABED / AFP)

A picture taken on March 30, 2018 from the southern Israeli kibbutz of Nahal Oz across the border from the Gaza strip shows Palestinians participating in a tent city protest commemorating Land Day, with Israeli soldiers seen below in the foreground. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)

A picture taken on March 30, 2018 from the southern Israeli kibbutz of Nahal Oz across the border from the Gaza strip shows Palestinians participating in a tent city protest commemorating Land Day, with Israeli soldiers seen below in the foreground. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)

A Palestinian child stands outside a tent during a a tent city protest near Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Mar. 30, 2018. Land Day marks the killing of six Arab Israelis during 1976 demonstrations against Israeli confiscations of Arab land. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)

A Palestinian child stands outside a tent during a a tent city protest near Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Mar. 30, 2018. Land Day marks the killing of six Arab Israelis during 1976 demonstrations against Israeli confiscations of Arab land. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)

A girl runs next to tents pitched by Palestinians on the Gaza border with Israel (background), east of Jabalia, on Mar. 29, 2018, ahead of a six-week protest camp. The exceptional protest is dubbed "The Great March of Return" and has the backing of the Gaza Strip's Islamist rulers Hamas. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A picture taken on Mar. 30, 2018 shows a Palestinian youth being carried on an all-terrain vehicle after being injured during a demonstration near the border with Israel east of Jabalia in the Gaza strip commemorating Land Day. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
Muslim worshipers perform Friday noon prayers during a tent city protest near the border with Israel east of Jabalia to commemorate Land Day on Mar. 30, 2018. Land Day marks the killing of six Arab Israelis during 1976 demonstrations against Israeli confiscations of Arab land. (Mohammed ABED / AFP)
A picture taken on March 30, 2018 from the southern Israeli kibbutz of Nahal Oz across the border from the Gaza strip shows Palestinians participating in a tent city protest commemorating Land Day, with Israeli soldiers seen below in the foreground. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
A Palestinian child stands outside a tent during a a tent city protest near Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Mar. 30, 2018. Land Day marks the killing of six Arab Israelis during 1976 demonstrations against Israeli confiscations of Arab land. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)
A girl runs next to tents pitched by Palestinians on the Gaza border with Israel (background), east of Jabalia, on Mar. 29, 2018, ahead of a six-week protest camp. The exceptional protest is dubbed "The Great March of Return" and has the backing of the Gaza Strip's Islamist rulers Hamas. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A girl runs next to tents pitched by Palestinians on the Gaza border with Israel (background), east of Jabalia, on Mar. 29, 2018, ahead of a six-week protest camp. The exceptional protest is dubbed "The Great March of Return" and has the backing of the Gaza Strip's Islamist rulers Hamas. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
A picture taken on Mar. 30, 2018 shows a Palestinian youth being carried on an all-terrain vehicle after being injured during a demonstration near the border with Israel east of Jabalia in the Gaza strip commemorating Land Day. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
A picture taken on Mar. 30, 2018 shows a Palestinian youth being carried on an all-terrain vehicle after being injured during a demonstration near the border with Israel east of Jabalia in the Gaza strip commemorating Land Day. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
Muslim worshipers perform Friday noon prayers during a tent city protest near the border with Israel east of Jabalia to commemorate Land Day on Mar. 30, 2018. Land Day marks the killing of six Arab Israelis during 1976 demonstrations against Israeli confiscations of Arab land. (Mohammed ABED / AFP)
Muslim worshipers perform Friday noon prayers during a tent city protest near the border with Israel east of Jabalia to commemorate Land Day on Mar. 30, 2018. Land Day marks the killing of six Arab Israelis during 1976 demonstrations against Israeli confiscations of Arab land. (Mohammed ABED / AFP)
A picture taken on March 30, 2018 from the southern Israeli kibbutz of Nahal Oz across the border from the Gaza strip shows Palestinians participating in a tent city protest commemorating Land Day, with Israeli soldiers seen below in the foreground. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
A picture taken on March 30, 2018 from the southern Israeli kibbutz of Nahal Oz across the border from the Gaza strip shows Palestinians participating in a tent city protest commemorating Land Day, with Israeli soldiers seen below in the foreground. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
A Palestinian child stands outside a tent during a a tent city protest near Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Mar. 30, 2018. Land Day marks the killing of six Arab Israelis during 1976 demonstrations against Israeli confiscations of Arab land. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)
A Palestinian child stands outside a tent during a a tent city protest near Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Mar. 30, 2018. Land Day marks the killing of six Arab Israelis during 1976 demonstrations against Israeli confiscations of Arab land. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)
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