▁also ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁gr en ades ▁and ▁a ▁suic ide ▁vest . ▁The ▁incident ▁took ▁place ▁before ▁dawn . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁these ▁events , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁the ▁ID F ▁arrested ▁four ▁un ar med ▁Palest ini ans ▁who ▁entered ▁into ▁Israel ▁il leg ally . ▁▁ 6 ▁April ▁Protest ▁organiz ers ▁and ▁Ham as ▁called ▁for ▁renew ed ▁demonstr ations ▁on ▁the ▁Israel - G aza ▁border ▁the ▁following ▁Friday , ▁ 6 ▁April . ▁The ▁ID F ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁intended ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁same ▁force ▁as ▁the ▁preceding ▁week ▁to ▁prevent ▁in fil tr ations ▁of ▁Isra eli ▁territory . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁and ▁ 6 ▁April , ▁demonstr ators ▁gathered ▁t ires ▁in ▁Gaz a ▁to ▁be ▁bur nt ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April , ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁what ▁was ▁dub bed ▁the ▁" Day ▁of ▁the ▁T ire " ▁( A rab ic : ▁J um at ▁al - K aw sh ook ) ▁Isra eli ▁officials ▁have ▁ca ution ed ▁that ▁the ▁mass ▁burning ▁of ▁t ires ▁along ▁the ▁border ▁can ▁produce ▁environmental ▁harm , ▁calling ▁on ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁to ▁prevent , ▁what ▁they ▁term ed , ▁an ▁" ec ological ▁cat ast rop he ". ▁ ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁Palest ini ans ▁joined ▁in ▁ 6 ▁April ▁demonstr ations ; ▁the ▁ID F ▁estimated ▁their ▁number ▁at ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁Palest in ian ▁medical ▁sources ▁reported ▁that