Hundreds of Palestinians were injured and an estimated 16 killed on March 30 as a result of Israel's clampdown on Land Day protests in Gaza Strip. The six-week protests are expected to continue until the US Embassy is relocated from Tel Aviv and opened in Jerusalem.
The United Nations has called for a transparent and independent investigation into the deaths of over a dozen Palestinians on the first day of the Great March of Return in Gaza. As UN Security Council (UNSC) members urged restraint, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to “those concerned to refrain from any act that could lead to further casualties.”
‘The Great Return March': Thousands of Palestinians Protest in Gaza Strip
According to the Gaza Health Ministry, two Palestinians were killed by tank fire, while hundreds of others were wounded by Israeli gunfire, struck by rubber bullets or treated for the effects of tear gas.
In the meantime, the IDF reported that the Israeli army fired at protesters trying to cross the border between Gaza and Israel's territories as a retaliatory measure to the Palestinians opening fire at the ISF soldiers.
While the French representative at the UNSC have voiced concerns over “the possibility of a new conflict in the Gaza Strip,” a senior UN official warned the UN Security Council that the situation in the region “might deteriorate in the coming days.”
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