NEW YORK, March 31, 2018 (WAFA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) questioned on Friday Israel’s use of live ammunition against Palestinian civilians following the Israeli army shooting and killing 15 Palestinians and injuring over 1400 in one day on the Gaza border with Israel.
Sarah Leah Whitson, HRW’s Middle East and North Africa director, said in a tweet that “the shocking number of Palestinians killed and hurt today by soldiers firing across the Gaza fence raises serious questions about Israel’s longstanding use of live ammunition to police demonstrations.”
Whitson also rejected Israel’s justification for the heavy and unrestrained use of fire arms against civilians taking part in a peaceful rally, saying “Israel’s allegations of violence by some protesters do not change the fact that using lethal force is banned by international law except to meet an imminent threat to life.”
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