Palestinian protesters and medics carry a wounded man during clashes with Israeli troops on the Gaza-Israel border, east of Gaza City, on Sept. 7, 2018. Hundreds of Palestinians joined on Friday the anti-Israel rallies, known as the "Great March of Return," close to the border with Israel. (Xinhua/Wissam Nassar)
GAZA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of Palestinians joined on Friday the 24th anti-Israel rallies, known as the "Great March of Return," close to the border with Israel.
Gaza-based local radio stations and eyewitnesses said that the anti-Israel protesters demonstrated close to the fence of the borders with Israel. They waved Palestinian flags, burned tires and chanted anti-Israel and anti-United States slogans.
Volunteering paramedics said dozens of Israeli soldiers were stationed behind small hills of sands at the borderline area between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel. They fired tear gas and also opened fire at the mass of protesters.
The paramedics said that dozens suffered suffocation after inhaling tear gas but no injuries have been so far reported.
Israeli media reported that dozens of arson balloons were released from eastern Gaza Strip into southern Israel, causing large fires in several agricultural fields.
The highest commission of the event called on Friday the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to join the 24th Friday of the "Great March of Return" to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's decisions against the Palestinians.
The anti-Israel rally, which began on March 30 and has been going on every Friday, has so far left 172 Palestinians killed and more than 19,000 others wounded, Ashraf al-Qedra, Health Ministry spokesman in Gaza said.
