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A young Palestinian holds a sign reading "Beirut, Bethlehem, Amman in one voice says lift the sanctions" in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on 20 June 2018
A young Palestinian holds a sign reading "Beirut, Bethlehem, Amman in one voice says lift the sanctions" in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on 20 June 2018
Israeli forces have killed at least 133 Palestinians during demonstrations in Gaza since the Great March of Return movement - which calls for the implementation of the right of return for Gaza's 1.3 million refugees - began on 30 March.
In the West Bank, demonstrations in solidarity with Gaza have strongly criticised the role played by the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority (PA) in worsening living conditions in the coastal strip since Fatah's rival, Hamas, took control of the enclave in 2007 after winning elections there in 2006.
In May, the Palestinian Authority cut in half the salaries of its estimated 50,000 employees in the Gaza Strip without warning. Last summer, the PA stopped paying for Gaza's electricity, leaving the enclave's residents with only two hours of power a day, compared to eight hours previously.
PA security forces' violent repression of one such solidarity protest in the West Bank city of Ramallah on 13 June has shocked Palestinians, who have vowed to carry on demonstrations and denounce the PA.
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