Translate

GPA Store: Featured Products

Monday, May 16, 2011

Israel-Palestinian violence erupts on three borders

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...

Wiki Commons
Haim Shafir
Reuters

Violence erupted on Israel's borders with Syria, Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday, leaving at least eight dead and dozens wounded, as Palestinians marked what they term "the catastrophe" of Israel's founding in 1948.

Israeli troops shot at protesters in three separate locations to prevent crowds from crossing Israeli frontier lines in the deadliest such confrontation in years.

Israeli and Syrian media reports said Israeli gunfire killed four people after dozens of Palestinian refugees infiltrated the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria, along a disputed border that has been quiet for decades.

Witnesses on the nearby Lebanese frontier said four Palestinians were killed after Israeli forces fired at rock-throwing protesters to prevent them from crossing the border.

The Lebanese army had also earlier fired in the air in an attempt to hold back the crowds. 

Read Full Article



Order Now - SOCIAL CHAOS SURVIVAL GUIDE


Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter:


Delivered by FeedBurner
widgets
0 Comments
Disqus
Fb Comments
Comments :

Jasper Roberts Consulting - Widget