17 Gazans lose limbs to Israeli army cross-border fire

17 Gazans lose limbs to Israeli army cross-border fire

Palestinian protesters on Gaza Strip’s eastern border continue to risk life and limb for ‘right of return’

By Nour Abu Aisha

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) - At least 17 Palestinians recently injured by Israeli army gunfire along the Gaza Strip's eastern border have had to have limbs amputated, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

“We have now seen 17 different cases of amputation as a result of injuries sustained during the ongoing border rallies,” ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra told Anadolu Agency on Thursday.

Since the rallies began on Mar. 30, at least 41 Palestinian demonstrators -- including five children -- have been killed by cross-border Israeli gunfire, according to ministry figures.

Thousands of others have been injured -- more than 140 seriously -- over the same period, al-Qidra said.

For the last four weeks, Gazans have been staging mass rallies along the border to demand the “right of return” to their land in historical Palestine from which they were driven in 1948 to make way for the new state of Israel.

The rallies are part of a six-week protest that will culminate on May 15. That day will mark the 70th anniversary of Israel's establishment -- an event Palestinians refer to as the "Nakba" or "Catastrophe".

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