Why did Palestinians protest in Gaza?

On 30 March of this year, Israeli military forces opened fire on Palestinian protesters along its southern border with the Gaza Belt, which resulted in forty people dead, making it the bloodiest day since the 2014 visa, Periscope follows.

Israel protects its stock, saying it was preventing a massive crossing of its southern border and protecting the Israelites in surrounding countries from possible aggression.

But this country is still being criticised by world leaders for using excessive force. International organisations are demanding an independent, complete and transparent investigation into those murders.

How did this come about? According to the international community, Palestinian territories include the West Coast, the Gaza Strip and eastern Jerusalem. At this point, however, we need to focus specifically on Gaza.

To understand the protesters of the “Restitution Priory”, or what they want, we must briefly explain the origin of this recent conflict.

In 1948 it became the state of Israel. This movement began creating a national home for Jews after the Holocaust's nightmare. However, the declaration of this independence led to shocking waves throughout the Middle East, which culminated in what is known as the Arab-American War. This period will be remembered and called by Palestinians like Al-Nakba, or “Disasterpha”. The 1948 war erupted in the refugee crisis, which reportedly some 700 thousand Palestinians moved from their homes, forced to seek asylum in other Arab nations.

More than 7 million Palestinians are refugees today, if we count those who moved from the 1948 war with their descendants. All these Palestinians claim they have the right to return to their ancestors' towns and villages. Some of the refugees have settled in Gaza, which was taken from Egypt during that war. According to the UN, 1.3 million people living in Gaza are Palestinian refugees. Egypt searched Gaza until the Six Ditore War in 1967. During this war, the Israelites took control of Gaza and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, among other territories. Israel ruled Gaza in the years that followed. Israeli forces were deployed there, and the government allowed the Israelites to settle in that country until 2005.

Then Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agreed to withdraw the troops from Gaza, and he also forcibly expelled Israelite citizens who had settled there.

In 2006 elections were held on Palestinian territory, but who won? Hamas. A group considered by Israel, the United States and the European Union as a terrorist organisation. Israel considers Hamas to be a terrorist organization because the group has been recognised seeking the complete destruction of Israel.

While Hamas' political arm heads the territory and has established social services and food banks for people in Gaza, its military arm, dubbed ISz al-Din Al-Qassam, has repeatedly thrown missiles on Israel's territory. That's why in 2007, Israel made a severe blockade of the Gaza Strip by limiting access to that territory through land, air and sea. This movement cut the land off from food supplies and other services to some 2 million people living there.

This brings us back to the protest that was held.

On the morning of March 30th, Palestinian organisers transported men, women and children near Israel's border with Gaza to begin the six weeks of a peaceful protest. These demonstrations, organised to begin commemorating the 42nd anniversary of what Palestinians call “Earth Day” had to take 700 yards from the border. Earth Day marches commemorate the events of March 30th 1976, when Israeli forces killed Arab citizens in Israel until Palestinians were protesting the seizure that the Israeli government had made thousands of hectares of Palestinian land in the region of Galilee. Then, on the last day of the six-week protest, the day Palestinians call Al Nachba, protesters wanted to approach Israel's border. She had put Israel under a dilemma because they did not know whether Palestinians would try to cross their border.

Even before that protest began, Israel said protesters were dangerous “” and blamed Hamas on any violence that could happen. And even though Palestinian organisers warned the protesters to stay away and not come close, some did. Until hundreds of activists gathered near the border, a small group began throwing stones, fire bombs, and so forth. This is when the Israelites said that they responded with methods of mob control, including snipers, who began shooting at demonstrators. According to Palestinian officials, at least 21 people were killed and more than 750 were shot by Israeli soldiers.

Israel claims its soldiers reacted proportionally, saying they prevented a massive entry into the southern border. The army says that some of these shots were fired on Israeli soldiers. The army accuse Hamas of “cynic exploitation of women and children” by bringing them to the front line. Hamas has retaliated by saying that “these are lies to justify the massacre.” Videos made by Palestinians close to the border have raised concerns about the use of excessive military force.

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