UN rights chief blasts Israeli carnage amid new rallies
The United Nations top human rights official has strongly condemned Israel’s use of “excessive force” on Palestinian protesters in the Gaza Strip, which has led to the deaths of dozens of them over the past month.
On March 30, the Gazans began holding the “Great March of Return” rally in support of their right to return to their homelands. The protests have continued despite a ferocious Israeli crackdown which has left more than 40 Palestinians dead.
In a statement on Friday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said Israel had to stop the practice and hold to account those responsible for the many deaths and injuries.
In the past four weeks, 42 Palestinians have been killed and over 5,500 injured along the fence in Gaza, with no reports of Israeli casualties, the statement added.
“The loss of life is deplorable, and the staggering number of injuries caused by live ammunition only confirms the sense that excessive force has been used against demonstrators – not once, not twice, but repeatedly,” Zeid said.
On Friday, Israel sent reinforcements to the co-called buffer zone, as reports said Palestinians were preparing to join yet another anti-Israeli rally in the area.
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