Demonstrators broke through a military checkpoint and entered the sealed-off area. They made it 500 meters into the Gaza Strip before they were stopped by Israeli soldiers.
Videos on social media showed protesters carrying boards to set up a makeshift settlement on the other side of the border. They were eventually taken back to Israeli territory and handed over to the police. In 2005, Israel withdrew from the Gaza strip and evacuated more than 20 Israeli residents in order to make way for the construction of an international airport.