The last days of March last year saw the start of the return marches along the border between Gaza and Israel, where thousands of Gazans took part in their activities which were launched every Friday.

In the first months, they were organized every Friday along the eastern border strip, to expand the participation to the northern maritime border near The Israeli military zone known as Zikim, which is currently organized on Tuesday of every week.

On the rest of the week, the night confinement unit, a group of hundreds of young men, is deployed along the border from Khan Yunis in the south to the northern city of Jabalya, which starts at night, using various means, including lighting tires, to confuse Israeli soldiers.

During the popular demonstrations, the revolutionary young people participating in the marches used various means to express their demand for the right of return and to confront the Israeli military arsenal, including incendiary balloons, kite planes and the use of reflective glass, to confuse Israeli snipers stationed in the military barracks along the border between Gaza and Israel .

At the same time, as a result of the use of various types of weapons by the Israeli army to confront marchers, 295 Palestinians of both sexes were killed and 29,000 others were injured. Most of these casualties were lost in the upper and lower limbs. Explosive bullets, and a butterfly bullet, which left its mark on the body of each casualty.

Women on the border

The participation of Palestinian women in the activities of the popular movement has been a major factor in the success and continuation of peaceful demonstrations. Thousands of women took part in peaceful events, both on the northern maritime frontier and on the eastern border, Where they carry the Palestinian flag in their hands, wearing the embroidered peasant dress, and others wearing the Palestinian kaffiyeh, in a scene that embodies their adherence to the right of return, which they went out to demand.

The women supported men and young men in the face of Israel's military machine and the fire of its soldiers. At times they were advancing up to zero from the border with Israel to relieve the wounded, and sometimes carry bottles of water and salt solutions to distribute them to the injured, by throwing tear gas and in other areas Kites and scorched balloons, a tactic used as a shield in front of the Israeli arsenal.

Women's participation in border marches is a direct demonstration of the peaceful demonstrations and a clear message of women's support for men in all fields, said the head of the Women's Committee of the Higher National Committee for Returning Movements, Kifah Rantissi.

"Women have been working since the announcement of the return process to prepare and organize their own committees to run the field, and women's tents are being set up at the assembly points near the border to carry out activities such as highlighting the Palestinian heritage, folklore, .

The participation of women in the camps of return was based on the idea of ​​supporting the demonstrators through a series of activities, most notably the "Rajayn Ali Beladi" activity, in which women and girls participated in the launch of balloons near the border, bearing the names of the villages where their ancestors were abandoned before 71 Years.

The head of the Women's Committee of the Higher National Committee for Returning Movements, Kifah al-Rantissi, explains that dozens of women participating in the return marches participate in providing first aid to the wounded through their work as volunteers in local institutions or individually to save the lives of the participants despite the danger they face. Pointing out that a number of them were martyred and wounded in varying degrees, headed by young paramedic Razan Najjar, who was caught by Israeli fire and was helping two young men wounded on the eastern border of the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

Right back in the front

Participants in the marches of return over the past months raised the flag of Palestine, and symbolic keys to indicate their adherence to the right to return to their homes, and this is the most prominent scenes that marching the marches, where unite all under one color, away from the flags of the Palestinian factions.

The leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Maher Mezher, confirmed that the return marches were a popular act of struggle, which enabled the return of the refugees to come to an end after Israel tried to avoid them in the past years. Political conflict among the Palestinian factions.

Mezher told Emirates Al-Youm that the mass rally in the youth rallies came to send a message to the world that they are committed to the right to return to the homes of their fathers and grandfathers. At the same time, we deny the statement that "adults die and children forget."

"The rallies sought the participation of the Palestinian public in the popular resistance to confront Israel, and provided a large space for the creation of more tools and methods to manage these marches, in addition to bringing the Palestinian issue back to its place," he added.

On the other hand, the Palestinian political analyst Hossam al-Dajni explained that the return marches revived the principle and the idea of ​​return in light of the preoccupation of the Arab countries with various issues and crises, pointing out that it strengthened the international resolutions in support of the Palestinian right of return, and directed the Palestinian people towards the compass the truth to confront Israel, Keep them away from issues of internal political conflict.

Al-Dajani told Emirates Al-Youm that "the return marches have re-examined the Palestinian cause, which many have tried to jump over, and brought it back to the forefront of global issues, and drew the Palestinian people's attention to the right direction, to restore awareness and national struggle. The Israeli street was confused, and the international community was held responsible for Israel's continued violation of international laws and international resolutions on Palestinian refugees. "

Al-Dajni stressed that the return marches united the Palestinian factions, all of which participated in peaceful demonstrations under one flag and one color.

Women's participation in border marches is a direct demonstration of the peaceful demonstrations, and a clear message of women's support for men in all fields.

Participants in the marches of return during the past months raised the flag of Palestine, and symbolic keys to indicate their adherence to the right to return to their homes of displacement, and this is the most prominent scenes of the marches, where all unite under one color, away from the flags of the Palestinian factions.

The rallies sought the participation of the Palestinian public in the popular resistance to confront Israel, and provided a large space for the creation of more tools and methods to manage these marches, in addition to the return of the Palestinian cause to its place.