<p>Thick smoke blotted the sky as tires were burned in a number of pro-Palestine demonstrations held near the Gaza-Israel border on April 6.</p><p>Thousands of tires</a> were reported to have been stockpiled near the border in the days before the protest.</p><p>Protests have continued through the week since thousands of residents in Gaza turned out to mark Land Day on March 30</a>. However, a much larger demonstration was planned for April 6</a>.</p><p>Hamas said three people were killed by Israeli fire by the late afternoon, the Times of Israel reported</a>. The Palestinian Health Authority said</a> preliminary statistics indicated that more than 40 people had been injured. Credit: Mohammed Kareem via Storyful</p><br />
