Gaza: Protesters remove part of security fence
Reageer (0)18-8-2010
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Peace activists with the popular committee against the buffer zone removed part of the security fence in Beit Hanoun on Tuesday, officials said.
Local committee coordinator Saber Az-Za’aneen said participants removed 10 meters of the fence as Israeli forces opened fire.
Az-Za'aneen reported no injuries as a result of the shooting but said some wounds were sustained during the removal of the fence, adding that they would return to further dismantle it.
Gaza officials estimate that the 300-meter no-go zone includes 20 percent of the Strip's arable land. Popular movements have organised weekly rallies to protest the move.
The Israeli army considers the area a live combat zone.
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