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Head of the PA Mahmoud Abbas declares Saturday a day of mourning

By JPOST.COM STAFF

MARCH 30, 2018 21:25

Updated: MARCH 30, 2018 21:30

PA leader Mahmoud Abbas declared Saturday to be a day of national mourning following the deaths of 12 Palestinian protesters during the Land Day riots that took place at the border fence on Friday.

President Mahmoud Abbas declares tomorrow a day of national mourning in honor of the Palestinian martyrs killed today by the Israeli occupying forces. #LandDay #Nakba70 #Gaza #Palestine pic.twitter.com/GPrbvaq3ui
— Palestine PLO-NAD (@nadplo) March 30, 2018

Over a thousand Palestinians were injured as IDF soldiers used tear gas fired by drones and sniper fire to prevent terrorists from breaching the fence or firing on Israeli troops.

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