2019–2020 Gaza economic protests

The 2019–2020 Gaza economic protests,[3][4] dubbed as We Want to Live protests,[1] began on February, initiating with the popular call "We want to live" by a group of politically unaffiliated media activists.[3] The group has been nicknamed the 14th March movement.[4] The protests aim at high costs of living and tax hikes in the Gaza Strip.

2019–2020 Gaza economic protests
Part of 2018–2020 Arab protests and Fatah–Hamas conflict[1]
Date14 March 2019 (2019-03-14) – ongoing (522 days)
Location
Gaza Strip
Caused by
  • Opposition to Hamas regime and corruption in the Gaza Strip
Goals
  • Reducing cost of living
  • Reducing taxation
Resulted in
  • Hamas security cracks down on the protesters
Parties to the civil conflict

Protesters

Government

  • Hamas government in Gaza
Lead figures
* Unknown Ismail Haniyeh
Yahya Sinwar
Mohammed Deif
Marwan Issa
Aziz Duwaik
Fathi Hamad
Abd Al Aziz Awda
Casualties
Injuries1+ wounded[1]

The protests were met with violence by the ruling Hamas, which dispatched security forces to disperse protesters.[3] Several human rights organisations and political factions have denounced attacks on protesters by Hamas security forces.[3] The protests were described as the most severe anti-regime protests in Gaza since the Hamas takeover in 2007.[4]

See also

References
  1. Hass, Amira (19 March 2019). "Fatah Spokesman in Gaza Attacked by Masked Assailants Amid Protests" – via Haaretz.
  2. "PLO calls on Hamas to stop "brutal" suppression of protests in Gaza - Xinhua - English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com.
  3. "Gaza rights groups denounce Hamas crackdown on protests". www.aljazeera.com.
  4. Knell, Yolande (18 March 2019). "Economic protests test Hamas's grip on Gaza" – via www.bbc.com.
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