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Eight said killed as IDF fires on infiltrators from Syria and Lebanon
Four people reported killed on Syrian border and four reported killed on Lebanon border as thousands of protesters trying to breach the frontiers; dozens of Palestinian refugees enter Israel from Syria.
By Jack Khoury, Anshel Pfeffer and Haaretz Service Tags: Syria Israel news Nakba Four people were reportedly shot dead by Israel Defense Forces troops Sunday as they opened fire on large numbers of infiltrators trying to breach Syria's southern border with Israel. Another four people were said to have been killed on the Lebanese side of its shared frontier with Israel, as Palestinian protests for the annual Nakba Day, which mourns the creation of the State of Israel, took hold across the region. In Majdal Shams, which runs along the Israel-Syria border, scores of Palestinian refugees from Syria spilled into the town. The Magen David Adom rescue service said about a dozen others had been wounded. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed opening fire on infiltrators. Palestinian protesters breaking through Syria's border with Israel, May 15, 2011.

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This story is by: Jack Khoury Photo by: PANET About 70 people, most of them Palestinian refugees, managed to cross the border, according to local residents. Initial reports had put the number of infiltrators into the hundreds. "The way it was reported to me, they broke through the fence," Dolan Abu Salah, the mayor of Majdal Shams, told Army Radio. Anshel Pfeffer

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Thousands of people gathered in the Lebanese town of Maroun a-Ras, where Palestinian protesters tried to push their way across the border, local media reports said, citing eyewitnesses. Four protesters were killed and 11 wounded in a shooting incident at the border where Palestinians were demonstrating, Lebanese security sources said. Carrying Palestinian flags and chanting "we want our land back," thousands of Palestinians tried to approach the electric fence that separates Lebanon from Israel, but Lebanese army troops fired in the air and ordered the crowd to return to where the rally was held. Television still captures hundreds reportedly infiltrating Israel from Syria on May 15, 2011

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The demonstrators pelted the Lebanese troops with stones as they struggled to hold them back from the fence. But around 50 protesters managed to reach the fence and started throwing stones at the Israeli soldiers on the other side of the fence, prompting the IDF troops to fire bullets and tear gas at the protesters. Speakers representing the various Palestinian factions called through loudspeakers on the Palestinian youths to stop throwing stones at the Israeli troops, but their calls were ignored. IDF Spokesman Brigadier General Yoav Mordechai said troops opened fire at a large crowd of Lebanese protesters who approached the border with Israel. He said soldiers fired at the crowd when the demonstrators reached the border and began vandalizing the fence, and that the army was aware of casualties on the other side.

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Is Israel better then then the Syrian regime now?

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Shooting on unarmed civilians? why not only use tear gas. >15.05.11 View 15:37

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Can you blame the Palestinians for being mad?

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Netanyahu first complained about whether he willView > make peace with West Bank or Gaza, and when the two reunited he still complains that Gaza is now in the equation not only that but he also steals the PA's tax funds and prevents 1000s of workers from getting their salaries paid, it has become clear for them that Netanyahu wants to 'manage' the Israel-Palestinian conflict instead of SOLVING it. Mohamed el Masry 15.05.11 15:36

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IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT PALESTINIANS TO DESTROY ALL WALLS WHICH BEEN MADE FOR THEM TO STAY OUT OF LIVES. AS YOU SEE ! AMERICA IS FAILED TO HELP TO BUILD THE STATE. SO ! YOU PEOPLE ! DEAR PALESTINIANS ! GO FOR IT. ATLLAKARAGZOLU 15.05.11 15:34

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the occupying regime shows its true colors..again. 162 Edean 15.05.11 15:30 View >

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The time bomb's been activated and ticking fast... Lucas 15.05.11 15:27

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The IDF opened fire and killed unarmed civilians??? Hakan C 15.05.11 15:22

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Near Majdal Shams? That is in the Northern Golan Doug 15.05.11 15:21

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while all this is going on Hizbullah is trying to smuggle missiles from syria into lebanon victor 15.05.11 15:21

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selfish emma 15.05.11 15:19

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Thanks to Gideon Levy for encouraging this Peter Snodgrass 15.05.11 15:18

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Oh and Haaretz also put my reply to Sally (below) Kathleen 15.05.11 15:14

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Spray them from the air Skunk 15.05.11 15:13

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Israel Keep the trouble making infiltrators Away pronto..They are finding excuses to enter into Israel.STOP them once and for all. What a sham this stupid nakba turns out to be,Their only means are any excuse to harrass Israel.Sick of the lot of them.Egypt,Jordan,et al. Kathleen (Haaretz stop censoring myu posts)

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Hidden behind the wrapped kefiiyah BRANT 15.05.11 15:11

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Hate to inform Sally.while the Israeli Druze are our

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brothers in Arms etc..These lot were NOT..They ae View > the Syrian Druze who have acted with INTENT to cause mayham...If I am mistaken feel free to correct me Kathleen 15.05.11 15:07

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They're just exercising their right of return Michael G 15.05.11 15:06

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Palestinians still around Mike USA 15.05.11 14:58

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in just some hours israel have killed atlest 25 demonstrators Tyla 15.05.11 14:57

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The word "border" is used three times in this article Johnboy 15.05.11 14:56

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Palestinians in Syria Poor people 15.05.11 14:54

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They didn't cross the border, but came back to their native place stolen by Israelis. zulu 15.05.11 14:53

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They didn't cross the border, but came back to their native place... zulu 15.05.11 14:52

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Pals and arabs should not be allowed ks 15.05.11 14:51

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Pals and arabs should not be allowed ks 15.05.11 14:51

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NATO is silent Karl 15.05.11 14:51

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fitys in perfectly with the Arab approach to peace negotiations,they will not have a bar of it.This dfoes nothing for peace or build trust just more hatred.The hatred,rejection and racist lies that has been part of the Arab narrative from day one. PETER SM 15.05.11 14:51

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Golan Heights is not Israel Thomas 15.05.11 14:50

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where is UN/EU/US condemning the killings of demonstrators? Raden 15.05.11 14:48

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Simply saying so does not make it a "border" Johnboy 15.05.11 14:48

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Israel firing on Syrian civilians Chris Linthwaite 15.05.11 14:40

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Lets march with white flags back to our home land, and establish our new age Tarek -Amman 15.05.11 14:35

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Two generations of Arab lies bringing up a new generation of fools!!! "Day of Fools" no4fit 15.05.11 14:34

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The truth will always win!!! Two generation of Palestinian lies bringing up a new generation of fools!!! no4fit 15.05.11 14:29

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declaration of war against Syria, where is the world View > community denouncing israeli killings? Aber 15.05.11 14:29

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where is the condemnations from UN,EU, US? Where is the sanctions? Where is NATO defending the civilians? Rachel 15.05.11 14:28

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Terrorists from a hostile state invade Israel Avi 15.05.11 14:26

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nice way of twisting it, how about, the youths taking action so they dont grow up into old refugees like their parents? R 15.05.11 14:48 The shebab (youths) are the ones who started the revolutions to overthrow Ben Ali in Tunisia and Mubarak in Egypt Mohamed el Masry 15.05.11 15:13

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Remember Druze of Majdal Champs r our brothers in arms.... Sally Forth amen just me 15.05.11 14:21 Druze Eli 15.05.11 14:30 And if they had not been ethnically cleansed from the Golan in 1967, many Arabs would be Israeli citizens now. Neil 15.05.11 14:42 The Golan Druze do not serve in the IDF, and they still consider themselves citizens 15.05.11 14:14

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