ers ▁to ▁sleep , ▁eat , ▁and ▁live ▁on ▁site . ▁These ▁spaces ▁have ▁hosted ▁religious ▁gather ings , ▁wed d ings , ▁and ▁often ▁have ▁a ▁fest ive ▁atmosphere . ▁Protest ▁organ izer , ▁A hm ad ▁al - N aj jar , ▁has ▁described ▁the ▁motiv ation ▁as ▁follows : ▁" we ▁are ▁trying ▁to ▁practice ▁a ▁normal ▁life ▁here , ▁I ▁believe ▁it ▁is ▁our ▁right ▁to ▁do ▁so ." ▁ ▁The ▁Isra eli ▁military ▁accused ▁Ham as ▁of ▁using ▁the ▁protest s ▁as ▁a ▁gu ise ▁to ▁launch ▁attacks ▁against ▁Israel , ▁and ▁war ned ▁about ▁further ▁repr is als . ▁Isra eli ▁sources ▁said ▁that ▁Ham as ▁is ▁forcing ▁bus ▁companies ▁to ▁transport ▁people ▁to ▁the ▁border ▁for ▁ 6 ▁April ▁protest s . ▁Ham as ▁offers ▁pay ments ▁to ▁families ▁of ▁Palest ini ans ▁who ▁are ▁wounded ▁or ▁killed ▁during ▁these ▁events . ▁ ▁A ▁Ham as ▁sp ok esp erson ▁promised ▁US $ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁relatives ▁of ▁those ▁killed , ▁while ▁Palest ini ans ▁who ▁were ▁injured ▁by ▁Isra eli ▁troops ▁would ▁get ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁to ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁in ▁compens ation , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁injury . ▁Isra eli ▁polit icians ▁repeated ▁their ▁accus ations ▁that ▁Ham as ▁util ises ▁protest ers ▁as ▁human ▁shield s . ▁The ▁United ▁States ' ▁Special ▁Represent ative ▁for ▁International ▁Neg oti ations ▁Jason ▁Green blatt ▁stated , ▁with ▁regards ▁to ▁the ▁planned ▁ 6 ▁April ▁protest , ▁that ▁"[ they