Syrian state TV says at least 20 people have died and 220 more wounded after Israeli forces opened fire along the frontier to disperse pro-Palestinian demonstrators attempting to breach the border.The reported deaths, including that of a 12-year-old boy, occurred as the protesters marching from the Golan Heights approached the border on Sunday, a day observed as "Naksa Day" or "Day of Defeat", marking the 44th anniversary of the 1967 war, when Israel occupied the area.
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Protesters, most of them young men, eventually managed to cut through coils of barbed wire marking the frontier, entering a buffer zone and crawling towards a second fence guarded by Israeli troops.
Every so often, demonstrators were seen evacuating a dead or wounded protester.
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The US state department expressed its concern over the clashes, saying: "We are deeply troubled by events that took place earlier today in the Golan Heights resulting in injuries and the loss of life.
"We call for all sides to exercise restraint. Provocative actions like this should be avoided."
The US statement emphasised that "Israel, like any sovereign nation, has a right to defend itself".
From unarmed men and boys walking – and crawling – across a border.
I guess the Israelis don’t have deportation border buses like we do.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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