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The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) are bracing for an expected 100,000 protesters at the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel on Monday, the same day the US fulfils its controversial promise to recognise the disputed city of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital by moving its embassy there from Tel Aviv. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) are bracing for an expected 100,000 protesters at the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel on the same day the US fulfils its controversial promise to recognise the disputed city of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital by moving its embassy there from Tel Aviv.
Hamas, the militant group that rules the Strip, has been bussing demonstrators to three crossing points since 10am (8am BST), urging supporters to break through the barriers. Hamas, the militant group that rules the Strip, has urged supporters to break through the barriers, and it is feared Monday's protests could see mass casualties. 
The leadership has posted maps and pictures on social media showing the easiest routes to Israeli towns near the border, worrying Israeli authorities that nearby communities could be targeted by arson, vandals and attempts to kidnap soldiers. The order given to Israeli soldiers is to prevent Palestinians from crossing into Israel at any price, including direct live fire. Israel has also warned Hamas that any mass breakthrough will result in air strikes on the group’s infrastructure inside the Strip.
The order given to soldiers is to prevent Palestinians from crossing into Israel at any price, including direct live fire. The border unrest is the culmination of a weeks-long campaign from Hamas in the run up to the embassy move and the Nakba, or ‘Catastrophe’, on Tuesday - celebrated in Israel as the country’s 70th birthday.
Israel has also warned Hamas that any mass breakthrough will result in air strikes on the group’s infrastructure inside the Strip.
It is feared Monday’s protests could see mass casualties, the culmination of a weeks-long campaign from Hamas in the run up to the embassy move and the Nakba, or ‘Catastrophe’, on Tuesday - celebrated in Israel as the country’s 70th birthday.
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