RAMALLAH, April 13, 2018 (WAFA) – More than 363 Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces on Friday as the forces cracked down on peaceful protests of the ongoing Great March of Return at the eastern border of the Gaza Strip.

Soldiers opened gunfire and fired teargas canisters at the non-violent protesters at many locations on the eastern border of the Gaza Strip with Israel, injuring at least 363 protesters, 30 of them with gunfire. Others were also injured by rubber-coated steel rounds.

During the protests, the protesters raised flags of Palestine and raised a large flag at a height of 25 meters to the east of Rafah city in southern Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, similar protests took place at many locations in the occupied West Bank, including in Ramallah, Qalqilia, and Hebron. Suffocation cases were reported as a result of the forces’ use of teargas against the protesters.

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