The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Friday afternoon opened fire at a Palestinian resistance post east of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip with no injuries reported.

The IOF soldiers and snipers were deployed in large numbers along Gaza's eastern border fence in anticipation of major demonstrations scheduled to be launched in Gaza Friday.

 

The Kites Unit at the Great March of Return has announced that it will fly 5,000 balloons and fire kites on Friday, the first day of Eid al-Fitr, toward Israeli settlements neighboring the Gaza Strip.

 

The IOF tried to intimidate the Palestinians and prevent them from taking part in Friday's protests. Israeli Helicopters dropped leaflets over the Great March of Return camps warning them against participating in the March and approaching the border fence.

 

The Israeli settlements have suffered significant losses after vast tracts of their farmlands were damaged by fires caused by Gaza's kites and balloons.

 

Fire kites are one of the tools used by Palestinian youths in Gaza to respond to the IOF crimes against the peaceful protesters in the Great March of Return.

 

 

Source: The Palestinian Information Center