Palestinians vow to press on with border protests in Gaza as UN calls for inquiry
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Thousands of Palestinians protested along the Gaza Strip's eastern border Friday, vowing to press on with a seven-week campaign to reclaim ancestral homelands in what is now Israel.
They were the first significant demonstrations in the enclave since Israeli forces shot and killed 59 people and injured hundreds more during protests Monday coinciding with the 70th anniversary of Israel's creation and the formal opening of a new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.
The United Nations human rights chief, Zeid Raad Hussein, delivered a sharp rebuke against Israel on Friday, saying, "There is little evidence of any attempt to minimize casualties on Monday."
Addressing a special session of
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