Gaza Strip, April 27, 2018. A sand turret used by Israeli snipers is seen during the fifth Friday of protest along the Israeli-Gaza border.
Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018. Palestinians look at the protest taking place along the Israeli-Gaza border. On the same day, in Jerusalem, is taking place the controversial opening of the American Embassy.
Gaza Strip, April 27, 2018. Palestinians are seen during the fifth Friday of protest along the Israeli-Gaza border.
Gaza Strip, May 4, 2018. Palestinians follow the Friday sermon during the prayer held at Khan Yunis gathering point (southern Gaza Strip), one of the five spots along the Israeli-Gaza border where the "Great March of Return" takes place since March 30.
Gaza Strip, May 4, 2018. Palestinians protest along the Israeli-Gaza border in Khan Yunis (southern Gaza Strip) during the "Great March of Return".
Gaza Strip, May 4, 2018. A scene of the sixth Friday of protest of the "Great March of Return" along the Israeli-Gaza border, in Khan Yunis (southern Gaza Strip).
Gaza Strip, April 27, 2018. Palestinians are seen with their slinshots as they throw stones to the Israeli soldiers on the other side of the border, in Malaka area (eastern Gaza City).
Gaza Strip, May 4, 2018. A Palestinian protester takes a rest next to a piece of barbed wire removed from the barrier during the sixth Friday of protest along the Israeli-Gaza border in Malaka area (eastern Gaza City).
Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018. Palestinians escape from Israeli tear gas during a "Great March of Return" demonstration along the Israeli-Gaza border. The protest coincides with the controversial opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem and it is the deadliest day since The "Great March of Return" protests started on 30 March 2018.
Gaza Strip, May 4, 2018. A Palestinian snack vendor uses a plastic bag to protect himself from the tear gas fired by Israeli forces during the sixth Friday of protest along the Israeli-Gaza border in Malaka area (eastern Gaza City).
Gaza Strip, May 4, 2018. A Palestinian hit by tear gas fired by Israeli Army during a "Great March of Return" demonstration along the Israeli-Gaza border.
Gaza Strip, April 26, 2018. The funeral of Ahmed Abu Hussein (24), a Palestinian journalist who died of his wounds after being shot by an Israeli sniper while covering the “Great March of Return”.
Gaza Strip, April 26, 2018. Palestinians are seen inside Al Awda mosque, in Jabalia camp, during the funeral of Ahmed Abu Hussein (24), a journalist who died of his wounds after being shot by an Israeli sniper while covering the "Great March of Return".
Gaza Strip, April 25, 2018. A Palestinian is seen inside the morgue of Beit Lahia hospital as he cries for the loss of his friend Ahmed Abu Hussein (24), a reporter who died of his wounds after being shot by an Israeli sniper while covering the "Great March of Return".
Gaza Strip, May 13, 2018. Brothers of 15-year-old Palestinian Jamal Afaneh mourn their beloved during his funeral in Rafah, Southern Gaza Strip, on 13 May 2018. The teenager died of his wounds after being shot by an Israeli sniper while partecipating at the “Great March of Return”.
Gaza Strip, May 6, 2018. Palestinian women mourn the body of Bahaa Qudeih (23) during his funeral in Khan Younis (southern Gaza Strip), after he was killed by Israeli forces while attempting to cross the Israeli-Gaza border.
Gaza Strip, May 4, 2018. A young Palestinian sits on a stage set up in the center of the garrison of the Great March of Return, the Palestinian protest held along the Israeli-Gaza border.
Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018. Soldiers of Israeli Defence Force are seen on the Israeli-Gaza border during the protest taking place in the same day of the opening of the American Embassy in Jerusalem.
Gaza Strip, May 11, 2018. Palestinians are seen as thet carry tires towards the barrier that marks the border between Israel and Gaza to be burned to prevent the sight of the Israeli snipers during the seventh Friday of protest of the "Great March of Return", in Malaka area (eastern Gaza City).
Gaza Strip, May 4, 2018. A scene of the sixth Friday of protest of the "Great March of Return" along the Israeli-Gaza border, in Khan Yunis (ssouthern Gaza Strip).
Gaza Strip, April 26, 2018. Mohammed Al Ajouri (16) is seen in his house in Jabalia Camp few days after he was amputated his right leg, for being shot by an Israeli sniper while protesting along the Israeli-Gaza border for the "Great March of Return".
Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018. Palestinians are seen during the protest taking place along the Israeli-Gaza border in the same day of the opening of the American Embassy in Jerusalem.
Gaza Strip, April 27, 2018. Palestinian protesters are seen as they escape from tear gas canisters dropped by IDF (Israeli Defence Force) during the fifth Friday of protest along the Israeli-Gaza border. The "Great March of Return" is a protest taking place since March 30.
Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018. Palestinians take cover as Israeli snipers open fire during a "Great March of Return" demonstration along the Israeli-Gaza border. The protest coincides with the controversial opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem and it is the deadliest day since The "Great March of Return" protests started on 30 March 2018.
Gaza Strip, April 27, 2018. A Palestinian protester wounded by a bullet fired by an Israeli sniper while protesting along the Israeli-Gaza border, in the Malaka area (east of Gaza City).
Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018. Palestinians are seen on a cart pulled by a horse as they rescue a man shot by an Israeli sniper during the protest taking place along the Israeli-Gaza border in the same day of the opening of the American Embassy in Jerusalem.
Gaza Strip, April 26, 2018. The burial of the body of Ahmed Abu Hussein (24), a Palestinian journalist who died of his wounds after being shot by an Israeli sniper while covering the "Great March of Return".
Gaza Strip, May 13, 2018.The funeral of 15 year-old Palestinian Jamal Afaneh, died of his injuries after being shot by an Israeli sniper during the protest along the Israeli-Gaza border, in Rafah, Southern Gaza Strip.
On 30 March 2018, when Palestinians commemorate the “Land Day”, thousands of protesters from the Gaza Strip gathered in different spots along the border with Israel demanding the right of the Palestinian refugees to return to the villages they were expelled from in 1948 (today in Israel) and the end of the 11-year Israeli blockade on Gaza, which has reduced the life in the Strip in dramatic conditions.
That was the first day of the so called “Great March of Return”, a series of demonstrations which were supposed to culminate on May 15, when Palestinians mark the “Nakba” (or catastrophe). But one day before, on May 14 – while USA and Israel where celebrating the opening of the controversial US embassy in Jerusalem – the protest in Gaza reached its bloodiest peak: more then 50 people killed and thousands wounded by Israeli army, mostly young boys with nothing more to lose who attempted to overcome the separation barrier symbolically.
The mass Friday demonstrations have continued since then, even if in a lower intensity, and the order for Israeli snipers is always the same: “Shoot anyone who approaches the barrier”.
