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Great March of Return protests along the Gaza fence
From 30 March 2018, Gaza Strip, along the perimeter fence
Weekly protests along Gaza's perimeter fence with Israel began on 30 March 2018. A UN commission of inquiry examined the killing and wounding of protesters during the rest of that year.
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CountsThe commission found that 189 Palestinians were killed during the protests between 30 March and 31 December 2018, 183 of them by Israeli forces' live ammunition. Among them were 35 children, two clearly marked journalists and three clearly marked paramedics.
189 people killed counted as: Palestinians killed during the protests, 30 March to 31 December 2018, as found by the UN commission
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CountsThe commission recorded 6,106 people wounded by live ammunition and 3,098 more by bullet fragments, rubber-coated metal bullets or tear gas canisters during the same period.
6,106 people wounded by live fire counted as: Wounded by live ammunition, 30 March to 31 December 2018
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The commission said it had reasonable grounds to believe Israeli soldiers committed violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, some of which may constitute war crimes or crimes against humanity.
Some of those violations may constitute war crimes or crimes against humanity
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The commission judged the demonstrations to be civilian in nature, so that international human rights law, rather than the rules of armed conflict, was the applicable framework.
civilian in nature, with clearly stated political aims
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