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Gaza/Tel Aviv
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have cancelled the annual Land Day protest at the Israeli border over fears the gathering could lead to a spike in coronavirus infections.
Instead, would-be demonstrators were called upon to raise Palestinian flags and burn Israeli flags, event organizers said in a statement on Saturday. Traffic will be stopped for an hour and sirens will sound across the territory to mark the occasion, the statement said, adding that a press conference would also be held for a limited number of attendees.
The Gaza Strip has confirmed nine cases of coronavirus. Observers fear the disease could spread quickly in the densely-populated coastal land strip, which is home to 2 million people.The Palestinian Land Day is an annual protest against the expropriation of Arab lands by Israel, held in commemoration of six Arabs executed by Israeli police officers on March 30, 1976. The men died while protesting the Israeli expropriation of lands in Galilee, which now lie in the country’s north.
Gaza/Tel Aviv
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have cancelled the annual Land Day protest at the Israeli border over fears the gathering could lead to a spike in coronavirus infections.
Instead, would-be demonstrators were called upon to raise Palestinian flags and burn Israeli flags, event organizers said in a statement on Saturday. Traffic will be stopped for an hour and sirens will sound across the territory to mark the occasion, the statement said, adding that a press conference would also be held for a limited number of attendees.
The Gaza Strip has confirmed nine cases of coronavirus. Observers fear the disease could spread quickly in the densely-populated coastal land strip, which is home to 2 million people.The Palestinian Land Day is an annual protest against the expropriation of Arab lands by Israel, held in commemoration of six Arabs executed by Israeli police officers on March 30, 1976. The men died while protesting the Israeli expropriation of lands in Galilee, which now lie in the country’s north.
