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What's happening on Gaza-Israeli border?

Tensions have escalated along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, as Gazans head there daily to throw stones at Israeli soldiers, in parallel with the uprising in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

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A Palestinian protester holds a Palestinian flag during clashes with Israeli troops near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Oct. 15, 2015. — REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip — Clashes have suddenly erupted along the southern, eastern and northern borders of the Gaza Strip. This has raised concerns that Gaza will never experience stability.

Palestinian youths have insisted on reaching the iron fence separating the Gaza Strip from the Green Line from the eastern Bureij refugee camp. On Oct. 10, and the days that followed, they managed to cross the fence and hang the Palestinian flag.

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