, ▁groups ▁consisting ▁mainly ▁of ▁young ▁men ▁did ▁approach ▁the ▁border , ▁rolling ▁burning ▁t ires ▁towards ▁the ▁f ence ▁to ▁provide ▁smoke ▁screens , ▁and ▁also ▁throwing ▁stones ▁and ▁Mol ot ov ▁co ck t ails ▁in ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Isra eli ▁troops . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Palest in ian ▁began ▁launch ing ▁k ites ▁bearing ▁inc endi ary ▁devices ▁over ▁the ▁border ▁f ence , ▁causing ▁damage ▁to ▁property ▁on ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁side . ▁Isra eli ▁officials ▁said ▁the ▁protest s ▁were ▁used ▁by ▁Ham as ▁as ▁cover ▁for ▁launch ing ▁attacks ▁against ▁Israel . ▁Senior ▁Ham as ▁official ▁Mah m oud ▁Al - Z ah har , ▁admitted ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁to ▁Al ▁J aze era ▁" when ▁we ▁talk ▁about ▁' pe ace ful ▁resistance ', ▁we ▁are ▁dece iving ▁the ▁public . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁peace ful ▁resistance ▁bol ster ed ▁by ▁a ▁military ▁force ▁and ▁by ▁security ▁ag encies , ▁and ▁enjo ying ▁trem end ous ▁popular ▁support ." ▁ ▁At ▁least ▁ 1 1 0 ▁Palest ini ans ▁were ▁killed ▁between ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁various ▁Palest in ian ▁milit ant ▁organizations : ▁an ▁independent ▁United ▁Nations ▁commission ▁set ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁known ▁milit ants ▁killed ▁at ▁ 2 9 ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 . ▁Other ▁sources ▁claim ▁a ▁higher ▁figure , ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 0 .