(MENAFN) For the 42nd consecutive Friday, thousands of Palestinian protesters met on the Gaza-Israel buffer zone to participate in mass protests against Israel's decades-long occupation.
In a statement, Gaza's National Authority for Breaking the Siege recalled the people of Gaza to participate in the continuing rallies, organizing Friday's protest under the banner, "By our steadfastness the [Israeli] siege will be broken".
In a distinct statement, Abdul Latif al-Qanua, a spokesman for Hamas (which has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007), stated: "Our people will continue their peaceful marches until their ultimate objectives are met."
Since the protests began in March of last year, over 250 Palestinians have been martyred - and thousands others wounded - by Israeli forces deployed close the buffer zone.
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