Violence breaks out as thousands march on Israel

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Israeli security forces in riot gear Friday confronted Palestinian demonstrators after deploying in high numbers along Israel’s frontiers on an annual protest day. …

Protesters hold Palestinian flags opposite Israeli security officers standing guard before Friday prayers outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City on March 30. Reuters / Ammar Awad

[Yesterday, Jordan, under strong pressure from the Islamist opposition
and its foreign backers, allowed a scheduled march by up to one million
Muslims to Israel. Officials said the Hashemite kingdom has relayed formal approval for the
so-called “Global March to Jerusalem” on March 30. See:   Jordan defers to Islamists, allows ‘March to Jerusalem’ ]

In Gaza, Palestinians said Israeli forces shot and wounded two men who approached the border during a demonstration by about 15,000 people, organized by Gaza’s Hamas rulers. The Israeli military said soldiers shot and wounded one protester. …

Last year, demonstrators from Lebanon and Syria tried twice to break across the borders into Israel, setting off clashes with Israeli troops in which at least 38 people were killed.
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