Four Palestinians killed and scores wounded in Gaza border protests

UN secretary general had urged Israeli forces to use ‘extreme caution’ amid fears of fresh violence Three Palestinian protesters have been killed and scores more injured by Israeli gunfire on the Gaza border, a week after 18 Palestinians were killed at similar demonstrations. Five of those wounded were said to be in a critical condition. The renewed violence came despite a call by the UN secretary general, António Guterres, to Israel to exercise “extreme caution”, echoed by the UN human rights spokeswoman Elizabeth Throssell that unjustified recourse to live fire could amount to wilful killing of civilians – a breach of the fourth Geneva convention. Continue reading... source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/06/israel-warned-un-protesters-head-for-gaza-demonstrations #Headlines by: Hazem Balousha in Gaza City and Peter Beaumont

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