Gaza deaths: Israel must address excessive use of force - UN official

GENEVA - 27 April 2018: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday called on Israel to ensure that its security forces do not resort to the use of excessive force, following the many deaths and injuries sustained by Palestinians, including children, in Gaza over the past month. He also called for those responsible to be held accountable.

During the past four weeks, 42 Palestinians have been killed and over 5,500 injured – 1,739 by live ammunition fired by the Israeli security forces along the fence in Gaza.

“Every week, we witness instances of use of lethal force against unarmed demonstrators,” UN media center quoted the High Commissioner as saying.

“Warnings by the United Nations and others have seemingly gone unheeded, as the approach of the security forces from week to week does not seem to have changed.”