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Monday, March 26, 2018
Ahead of protests, UN Mideast envoy urges Hamas, IDF not to put Palestinian children at risk
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe UN envoy for the Middle East urges restraint, as he raises concern about children at risk during Palestinian protests starting this week near the Gaza-Israel border.
“It is imperative that civilians, in particular children, not be targeted and that all actors refrain from putting children at risk at any time,” Nickolay Mladenov tells the council via videoconference from Jerusalem.
“I call on all sides to exercise restraint and to take the necessary steps to avoid violent escalation,” he said.
Palestinian families are planning to pitch hundreds of tents in the Gaza Strip near the border starting on Friday, launching a six-week show of support for Palestinian refugees and their descendants.
— AFP
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