death toll mounts as palestinians protest at gaza border /

Published at 2018-04-07 12:35:31

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Renewed violence comes despite call by UN secretary general urging Israeli forces to exhaust ‘extreme caution’At least nine Palestinian men have been killed and scores more injured by Israeli gunfire on the Gaza border,a week after 18 Palestinians were killed at similar demonstrations. The renewed violence came despite a call by the UN secretary general, António Guterres for Israel to exercise “extreme caution”. His appeal was echoed by the UN human rights spokeswoman Elizabeth Throssell who said unjustified recourse to live fire could amount to wilful killing of civilians – a breach of the fourth Geneva conference.
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Source: guardian.co.uk