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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 10312096" data-attributes="member: 92282">Israeli troops opened fire on Sunday as protestors from Syria stormed  a ceasefire line in the occupied Golan Heights, killing four  demonstrators, according to Syrian television.Hundreds of  protesters rushed towards the ceasefire line, attempting to cut through a  line of barbed wire and head into the Golan Heights in a repeat of  demonstrations last month, which saw thousands mass along Israel's  north.Similar protests were held in the West Bank, where  hundreds demonstrated at the Qalandia checkpoint near Ramallah, and in  Gaza, where several hundred gathered in the north of the coastal  enclave.In Majdal Shams, on the occupied Golan, Israeli  troops opened fire as demonstrators sought to push through the mined  ceasefire line, which has been reinforced with two lines of curled  barbed wire blocking access to a fence."Despite numerous  warnings, both verbal and later warning shots in the air, dozens of  Syrians continue to approach the border and IDF (Israel Defence Forces)  forces were left with no choice but to open fire towards the feet of  protesters in efforts to deter further actions," an army spokesman told  AFP. AFP </blockquote>

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