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Number of Palestinians Injured in Clashes in Gaza Grows to Almost 400

© AP Photo / Adel HanaA female protester hurls a stone while others burn tires near the fence of the Gaza Strip border with Israel, during a protest east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. Violence erupted at the Gaza border Friday after the territory's militant Islamic Hamas rulers and Israel appeared to be honoring a cease-fire that ended two days of intense violence amid efforts by neighboring Egypt to negotiate between the two sides
A female protester hurls a stone while others burn tires near the fence of the Gaza Strip border with Israel, during a protest east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. Violence erupted at the Gaza border Friday after the territory's militant Islamic Hamas rulers and Israel appeared to be honoring a cease-fire that ended two days of intense violence amid efforts by neighboring Egypt to negotiate between the two sides - Sputnik International
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GAZA STRIP (Sputnik) – The number of Palestinians who were injured in clashes with Israeli troops on the borders of the Gaza Strip has grown to 395, while one person was killed, spokesman for the Gaza Health Ministry Ashraf Qedra told Sputnik on Friday.

Earlier in the day, local health authorities said that almost 100 Palestinians were wounded and one was killed.

"A Palestinian minor was killed in the east of the Rafah city, and 395 Palestinians were injured at the eastern borders of the Gaza Strip on Friday… Out of those wounded, 147 Palestinians were sent to hospital," Qedra said.

Palestinian protesters run to cover from teargas fired by Israeli soldiers during clashes with Israeli troops along Gaza's border with Israel, east of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Friday, April 6, 2018 - Sputnik International
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Palestinian ‘Great March of Return’ Protests in Gaza Strip Continue (VIDEO)
Tensions between the Israelis and Palestinians near the Gaza border have been mounting since late March, which marked the beginning of the Great March of Return. The recent disturbances on the Israeli-Gaza border have been caused by continued shelling and the release of arson balloons by Hamas militants into Israel.

READ MORE: Washington to Redirect $200Mln in West Bank, Gaza Aid Funding to Other Projects

The clashes have already left at least 170 Palestinians dead and about 18,000 others injured.

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