Published: 9 April 2018
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Widespread condemnation for video of soldiers cheering shooting of Palestinian (Times of Israel)
Lawmakers from several parties troubled by widely circulated footage from Gaza border, but back IDF to investigate; rights groups say incident is the rule, not the exception
Special IDF investigator to probe Gaza border deaths (Ynet)
IDF General Staff appoints Brig. Gen. Baruch to lead a panel charged with investigating specific, irregular deaths during recent protests on the Gaza border, particularly of journalist Yaser Murtaja
IDF won’t confirm defence minister’s claim of killed journalist’s drone (Times of Israel)
Army mum after Liberman indicates Yasser Murtaja was shot dead because he was flying a drone over Israeli troops during Friday's Gaza clashes
Hamas hijacked the Gaza protests, which are set to continue for weeks (Haaretz)
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-idf-believes-hamas-hijacked-the-gaza-protests-sees-no-end-in-sight-1.5978091
The burning of tyres at Friday’s protest at the Gaza border turned out to be a gimmick, an attempt to give a special character to the second weekend of protests that are meant to continue until mid-May. Fewer Palestinians took part in the protests compared to the previous Friday. There was also less shooting. A few thousand Palestinians were congregating at a safe distance a few hundred metres from the fence. Behind them were ambulances and motorcyclists, apparently Hamas men, directing traffic.
West Bank’s apathy amid Gaza chaos shows Palestinians becoming a divided people (Times of Israel)
It's not that West Bankers don't care, it's more that physical separation is gradually creating emotional separation
Photo: A drone photo shows smoke rising as Palestinian protesters burn tires during a demonstration near the Gaza border, April 6 (Stringer/Anadolu Agency/AFP)
