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At least 15 Palestinians have been killed and more than 1,400 others wounded by Israeli forces as thousands marched near Gaza\u2019s border with Israel in a major demonstration marking the 42nd anniversary of Land Day.<\/p>\nAt least 15 Palestinians have been killed and more than 1,400 others wounded by Israeli forces as thousands marched near Gaza\u2019s border with Israel in a major demonstration marking the 42nd anniversary of Land Day.<\/p>\n
Israeli forces fired live ammunition at protesters and used tear gas to push them back from a heavily fortified fence, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n
Adalah, a legal centre for Palestinian rights in Israel, condemned the Israeli army\u2019s use of force and stated:<\/p>\n
\u201cLive gunfire on unarmed civilians\u00a0constitutes a brutal violation of the international legal obligation to distinguish between civilians and combatants.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The demonstration commemorates\u00a0Land Day<\/a>, which marks the day \u2013 March 30, 1976 \u2013 when six unarmed Palestinian citizens of Israel were killed by Israeli forces during protests against the Israeli government\u2019s decision to expropriate massive tracts of Palestinian land.<\/p>\n End Arms sales to Israel\/ Boycott Israeli goods\/ don’t invest in Israel\/help get the Government to put sanctions on Israel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At least 15 Palestinians have been killed and more than 1,400 others wounded by Israeli forces as thousands marched near Gaza\u2019s border with Israel in a major demonstration marking the 42nd anniversary of Land Day. Israeli forces fired live ammunition at protesters and used tear gas to push them back from a heavily fortified fence, … Continue reading Protest against the killings in Gaza 12 noon Saturday 7th April Sheffield Town Hall<\/span>