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2024-10-10 07:04:04 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F6588B0B780BA898026DDAE86AE48139B2FDD3C4F6F65637A865FD97712C5A24
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The "March of Return" was organized and then co-opted by Hamas for military objectives, causing significant damage in Israel. Hamas's strategy involved embedding attackers within peaceful protesters, aiming to breach Israel's border, as admitted by a Hamas co-founder. https://www.memri.org/tv/senior-hamas-official-mahmoud-zahhar-on-gaza-protests-this-is-not-peaceful-resistance https://jcpa.org/article/did-israel-use-disproportionate-force-to-protect-the-gaza-fence/ https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-israel-gaza-friday-protests-20180427-story.html https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-reopens-gaza-crossing-but-palestinians-turn-back-some-trucks/#gs.gcpck2 https://www.memri.org/reports/great-return-march-campaign-initiative-sponsored-hamas-whose-goal-was-breach-border-fence
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