Some 6,000 Palestinians gathered near the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel Friday to take part in weekly protests near the fence.
The Kan public broadcaster reported that some demonstrators broke through Hamas checkpoints set up to prevent mass rushes of protesters toward the border.
According to Hebrew-language media reports, rioters hurled rocks and explosive devices toward IDF troops stationed on the border. There were no reports of Israeli injuries.
In addition, a fire started in the Simhoni Forest, close to the border community of Kfar Aza, was thought to have been ignited by incendiary balloons launched from the Strip.
Channel 13 news earlier reported that the IDF had bolstered its presence in the region surrounding the enclave and was prepared for “every possible scenario” after a Palestinian gunman injured three Israeli soldiers in a firefight before being killed a day earlier.
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