- Sputnik International
World
Get the latest news from around the world, live coverage, off-beat stories, features and analysis.

US Lawmakers Urge Israeli Soldiers to Stop Shooting Unarmed Palestinians

© REUTERS / Amir CohenIsraeli soldiers are seen next to the border fence on the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, as Palestinians protest on the Gaza side of the border, Israel April 5, 2018
Israeli soldiers are seen next to the border fence on the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, as Palestinians protest on the Gaza side of the border, Israel April 5, 2018 - Sputnik International
Subscribe
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A group of US lawmakers in a statement called on the Israeli military not to shoot live ammunition at Palestinians participating in large scale demonstrations in Gaza.

"We also urge Israeli soldiers to refrain from shooting live ammunition at unarmed Palestinian protesters from hundreds of meters away, across the fence separating the two territories," the statement said on Thursday.

Palestinian children pose for a photo in Jebaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, May 14, 2015. - Sputnik International
UNICEF Expresses Concerns Over Reported Violence Against Children in Gaza Strip
The statement was put out by US House Representatives Mark Pocan, Pramila Jayapal, Keith Ellison, Barbara Lee, and Henry Johnson.

The Congress members stressed Gaza protesters should exercise their right of peaceful assembly and members of Israel Defense Forces should obey the international law.

Moreover, the lawmakers expressed their support for Israeli human rights groups that are calling "on Israeli soldiers to resist such illegal orders from their superiors."

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been rallying along the border with Israel, in a protest dubbed the Great March of Return, to demand access to native land that was used to create the state of Israel. Live fire by soldiers has killed around 30 Palestinians and hurt over a thousand. The IDF blames Hamas for provocations.

Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала