<Ul> <Li> Shuja'iyya </Li> </Ul> <Li> 2018 Gaza border protests </Li> <P> On 30 March 2018, a six - week campaign composed of a series of protests was launched at the Gaza Strip, near the Gaza - Israel border . Called by Palestinian organizers the "Great March of Return" (Arabic: "مسیرة العودة الكبري" ‎), the protests demand that Palestinian refugees and their descendants be allowed to return to the land they were displaced from in what is now Israel . They are also protesting the blockade of the Gaza Strip and the moving of the United States Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem . Violence during the protests has resulted in the deadliest days of the Israeli - Palestinian conflict since the 2014 Gaza War . </P> <P> Organization of the protests was initiated by independent activists, and has been endorsed and supported by Hamas, as well as other major factions in the Gaza Strip . It was planned to last from 30 March (Land day) to 15 May (Nakba Day). Five tent camps were set up 500 to 700 metres (1,600 to 2,300 ft) from the border and were to remain there throughout the campaign . In the first event on 30 March, thirty thousand Palestinians participated in the protest near the border . Comparatively larger protests have been held on Fridays, 6 April, 13 April, 20 April, 27 April, 4 May, and 11 May--each of which involved at least 10,000 demonstrators--while smaller numbers attend activities during the week . </P>

When did the great march of return start