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Palestinian casualty toll ahead of Friday protest

While the high number of Israeli troops stationed around Gaza today leave many fearful of further bloodshed, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has compiled a concise summary of casualties since the beginning of the Great March of Return in the besieged Gaza Strip since 30 March.

As of Thursday 7 June, the Gaza Health Ministry had reported 131 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces - including 17 killed outside of the context of demonstrations - and 13,900 wounded.

OCHA added that four Israelis were also wounded during the same time period, without giving further information.