It’s been a long time since both Hamas and Israel appeared satisfied with the outcome of the ongoing protests along the Gaza border, but both sides have been touting their “accomplishments” in Friday’s border events to their respective peoples.

In Israel, security officials stressed that the turnout at Friday’s protests was relatively low, and that the demonstrations saw the lowest level of violence in recent months.

Officials told Israeli media that in an effort to prevent violence, Hamas had taken measures to deter demonstrators on Friday, and had even stationed guards near the border to stop protesters from breaching the fence.

Of course, they said, this didn’t work everywhere, but defence officials noted that it was the quietest protest since the “March of Return” events began earlier this year.

Read the full article at Times of Israel.