Emergency UN meeting called after violent clashes along Israel-Gaza border

Riyad Mansour, Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks to the media as Mansour Ayyad Al-Otaibi, Kuwaiti Ambassador to the United Nations, left, listens after an emergency Security Council meeting on the situation in Gaza, Friday, March 30.

Riyad Mansour, Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks to the media. Source: AAP

Deadly clashes have broken out between Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops along the Gaza border, with at least 15 people dying.


The violence took place on Land Day, which symbolises the demand of Palestinian refugees and their descendants to be allowed to return to their homeland.


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