a ▁St rip ▁near ▁the ▁Gaz a - Is rael ▁border . ▁The ▁campaign ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁demand ing ▁that ▁Palest in ian ▁refuge es ▁and ▁their ▁descend ants ▁must ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁land ▁they ▁were ▁disp la ced ▁from ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Israel . ▁The ▁protest ors ▁were ▁also ▁demand ing ▁the ▁ending ▁of ▁the ▁block ade ▁of ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁St rip ▁and ▁protest ing ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁recognition ▁of ▁Jerusalem ▁as ▁capital ▁of ▁Israel ▁and ▁the ▁moving ▁of ▁its ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Israel ▁to ▁Jerusalem . ▁ ▁While ▁protest s ▁had ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁largely ▁non - vi ol ent ▁and ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁those ▁in ▁attend ance ▁were ▁un ar med , ▁there ▁were ▁often ▁reported ▁inc idents ▁of ▁stone ▁throwing , ▁t ire ▁burning , ▁attempts ▁to ▁damage ▁the ▁f ence ▁and ▁flying ▁k ites ▁or ▁bal lo ons ▁towards ▁Israel ▁that ▁carried ▁burning ▁ra gs ▁and ▁dam aged ▁Isra eli ▁property , ▁including ▁agricult ural ▁land . ▁Israel ▁had ▁respond ed ▁to ▁these ▁demonstr ations ▁with ▁te ar ▁gas , ▁rub ber - co ated ▁bul lets ▁and ▁live ▁am mun ition . ▁Vi ol ence ▁during ▁the ▁protest s ▁had ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁dead liest ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁Isra eli - Pal est in ian ▁conflict ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Gaz a ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁protest s ▁were ▁initi ated ▁by ▁independent ▁activ ists , ▁but