March of Return Protests Resume in Gaza

More than 100 Palestinian protesters have been injured after gathering at the Gaza border to continue the March of Return protests, which have been marred by violence for over a month.
As of May 21, a total of 112 people have been killed, including 13 children and two journalists, and more than 13,000 people have been injured, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, RT reported.
On Friday, violence erupted again near Khan Yunis, when Israeli troops fired tear gas and live rounds to ward off protesters who had gathered about 800 meters from a security fence. Around 1,600 protesters descended on the area.
The violence follows the Israeli Supreme Court’s decision to back the army in using live ammunition against protesters in Gaza.
Israel has repeatedly been criticized by human rights groups and members of the international community over its handling of the demonstrations.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has called on the International Criminal Court to investigate Israel’s use of excessive force against the protesters, which it described as “war crimes”.
Last week, more than 60 Palestinians were killed, and a further 2,700 were injured by Israeli forces.
The March of Return has been going on since March 30. It was planned to go on until Nakba Day on May 15—the date Palestinians have dubbed “Catastrophe”—and is a protest against the Israeli occupation of their land.
The protests have seen some of the deadliest days since the last war on Gaza in 2014.
Turkey and Israel have also been involved in a diplomatic spat over the violence at the March of Return protests, which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan compared to the Nazi treatment of the Jews during World War Two.
Ankara has backed Palestine’s call for an ICC investigation into human rights violations.