2019 Gaza economic protests
The 2019 Gaza economic protests,[4][2] dubbed as We Want to Live protests,[1] began on February, initiating with the popular call "We want to live" by a group of politically unaffiliated media activists.[4] The group has been nicknamed the 14th March movement.[2] The protests aim at high costs of living and tax hikes in the Gaza Strip.
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| Part of 2018–2021 Arab protests and Fatah–Hamas conflict[1] | |||
| Date | 14 March 2019 – 18 March 2019 (four days)[2] | ||
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| Injuries | 1+ wounded[1] | ||
The protests were met with violence by the ruling Hamas, which dispatched security forces to disperse protesters.[4] Several human rights organisations and political factions have denounced attacks on protesters by Hamas security forces.[4] The protests were described as the most severe anti-regime protests in Gaza since the Hamas takeover in 2007.[2]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hass, Amira (19 March 2019). "Fatah Spokesman in Gaza Attacked by Masked Assailants Amid Protests". Haaretz.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Knell, Yolande (18 March 2019). "Economic protests test Hamas's grip on Gaza". BBC News.
- ↑ "PLO calls on Hamas to stop "brutal" suppression of protests in Gaza - Xinhua - English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Gaza rights groups denounce Hamas crackdown on protests". www.aljazeera.com.
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