Maqdah Says Palestinians to 'Peacefully' March on Israel Borders Sunday
Palestinians will march on Israel's borders from neighboring Arab states on Sunday to mark the 1967 Six Day War, a top Fatah commander said, calling on the United Nations to protect the protesters.
"We, who hope to return to our lands in Palestine, are planning a peaceful rally this Sunday" at the Lebanese, Syrian and Jordanian borders with Israel as well as the Gaza Strip, Fatah commander in Lebanon Munir Maqdah told Agence France Presse.
Maqdah urged Arab states and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to "ensure the protection of this peaceful gathering."
He said a committee joining Palestinian and Lebanese factions as well as civil society groups would issue a statement in the coming days detailing the plans for Sunday's protests, which could include setting up tents at Israel's borders.
The 1967 Six Day War saw Israel defeat four Arab armies in six days, and saw it take over east Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
It also saw the Jewish state seize the Golan Heights plateau from Syria, and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt.
The announcement comes after Palestinians marched on Israel's borders with Lebanon, Syria and Gaza on May 15 in a mass show of mourning over the 1948 creation of the Jewish state.
Six people were killed and more than 100 others wounded that day when a crowd of thousands of refugees came under fire from Israeli troops near the Lebanese border town of Maroun al-Ras.
Source: Agence France Presse
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