Gaza's anti-occupation rallies continue in buffer zone

GAZA CITY, GAZA - JULY 12: At least 55 Palestinian protestors were wounded on Friday after being targeted by Israeli army forces while protesting near the Gaza-Israel buffer zone, Palestine’s health ministry said. Hundreds of Palestinians converged earlier Friday near the Gaza-Israel buffer zone for ongoing protests since March of last year against decades-long Israeli occupation. Since March of last year, the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have held weekly rallies along the buffer zone to demand the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes in historical Palestine from which they were driven in 1948 to make way for the establishment of Israel. They also demand an end to Israel’s 12-year blockade on the Gaza Strip, which has gutted the coastal enclave’s economy and deprived its roughly two million inhabitants of many basic commodities. Since the rallies began more than one year ago, hundreds of protesters have been killed -- and thousands more injured -- by Israeli troops deployed near the buffer zone in eastern Gaza Strip. (Footage by Mohammed Dahlan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)