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<h1 class="title">Euro-Med: 'At least one Gazan is killed every
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BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) --The Geneva-based Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights
Monitor (Euro-Med) said that Israeli forces caused injuries to one
in every 100 Palestinians as Gaza protests conclude 200 days and
called on the international community to exert serious pressure on
Israel to end its targeting of Palestinian demonstrators.<br>
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<div>Euro-Med said in a statement "The Euro-Mediterranean Human
Rights Monitor calls on the international community to exert
serious pressure to put an end to the targeting of Palestinian
demonstrators in the Gaza Strip and to protect their right to
peaceful assembly."<br>
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<div>Euro-Med also called on "all parties concerned to exert
pressure on Israel to lift its blockade affecting every aspect of
Gaza’s largely civilian population."<br>
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<div>Euro-Med described the continued use of excessive force by
Israeli forces against Palestinian protesters at the Israel-Gaza
fence as "deeply shocking," noting that in the 200 days of
protests, Gaza lost 205 residents.<br>
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<div>Euro-Med Monitor said that at least "one Palestinian is killed
every single day," further noting that "in every 100 Gazans, one
injury was recorded."<br>
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<div>"Despite the fact that the protesters were mostly unarmed
civilians and did not in most cases pose a credible threat, the
Israeli forces met them with lethal force, including by live fire
and explosive bullets, as well as toxic gas and tear gas."<br>
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<div>In addition, 69 of those injured, 14 of whom were children,
suffered permanent disability, according to the latest statistics
by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.<br>
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<div>Euro-Med stressed "Israel's response to protests violates the
principles of international human rights law; that is, despite the
fact that protests have largely been peaceful, Israeli soldiers
killed 205 people, including five women and 38 children, while
also injuring 22,527 others, 18% of whom are children."</div>
<div>"The Israeli authorities continue to impose a relentlessly
suffocating blockade that has left civilians unaccounted for,
simply as collateral damage to a policy of collective punishment."<br>
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<div>"The Israeli forces targeted Palestinians indiscriminately."<br>
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<div>Euro-Med said "Neither medical teams nor journalists were
spared; three medical personnel have been killed and 409 others
wounded by live ammunition and tear gas canisters since the
beginning of demonstrations. In addition, 84 ambulances and
medical tents have been targeted using gas bombs."</div>
<div>Sarah Pritchett, Euro-Med's spokesperson, said "The Israeli
soldiers deliberately caused the greatest harm they could to
civilians, added Pritchett, stating that, in light of the
international community's failure to take concrete steps to end
the Gaza crisis, Israeli soldiers continue to target Gazans with
impunity."<br>
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<div>Pritchett emphasized "The targeting of civilians while
exercising their right to peaceful assembly, guaranteed by Article
21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
cannot be justified, and violates the protection accorded to them
as civilians - in accordance with Article III of the Fourth Geneva
Convention, which prohibits attacks on persons not taking part in
hostilities."<br>
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She added "The targeting of medical staff and journalists also
contravenes international humanitarian law, specifically articles 15
and 79 of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, which
stipulate that medical, journalistic and civilian personnel must be
respected and protected."
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