Five Palestinians killed in explosion near Gaza border wall

The burials have happened for five Palestinians who died in a blast in Gaza near the wall separating Israel.

Many people had joined two gatherings when the explosion happened on Wednesday evening.

The Israeli army said that some people tried to throw a bomb at their soldiers.

A Palestinian security source told the BBC that a homemade device, typically used to make a loud and annoying sound that can cause trouble, exploded while young men were trying to throw it.

Palestinian medics say that more than 20 people got hurt.

The IDF said that the protesters had already thrown explosives and grenades at soldiers before.

The IDF has shared a low-quality black and white video that shows an explosion near a strong wall built by Israel around Gaza. In the video, we can see a group of people quickly moving away from the explosion.

A video from Palestine was shown to the BBC. In the video, a lot of young men were near the Israeli barrier, about 2 meters away. Suddenly, there was a big explosion that seemed to immediately kill some of the protesters. You cannot see any Israeli military.

Saif Muhareb, a person who saw something, said he was with a group of about 50 individuals.

We discovered a dark thing that resembled a camera – it measured 10 centimeters wide and 50 centimeters long. I was standing at the back when someone touched it and it blew up.

There were big protests between 2018 and 2019 called the Great March of Return.

Israeli soldiers shot at people protesting every week, causing over 300 Palestinians to die and many others to get hurt, says the Palestinian health ministry. The Israeli army said it fired at individuals attempting to enter its land.

On Wednesday, there was a protest organized by Palestinian political groups, including the Hamas group that controls Gaza, to remember when Israel left the Gaza strip in 2005 without any agreement. Another protest was organized to express solidarity with Palestinian prisoners who are currently being held in Israeli prisons.

On Thursday morning, a group of people who were sad got together to move the dead bodies of the people who died in the big blast from Shifa Hospital, which is in the middle of Gaza City.

Wael al-Zard, who is a leader in the local Hamas group and gives religious talks at the big Mosque, had his son Baraa died. Baraa was 18 years old.

“He said that he feels very sad and his eyes are crying because he lost his son, who brings him a lot of happiness. ”

But we are grateful to God that I am proud to be the father of a hero who gave his life for his country. He made me feel confident and proud.