Traduction de «fire-protection strips » (Anglais → Français) :

B. whereas more than 2 000 Palestinians have been killed – a large majority of them civilians, including 503 children – and more than 10 000 Palestinians have been wounded in the Gaza Strip, while 66 Israeli soldiers and 6 Israeli civilians, including one child, have lost their lives and more than 500 Israelis have been wounded as a result of Operation Protective Edge by the Israeli Defence Forces and the firing of rockets by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups from Gaza into Israel; whereas this violent conflict has created a severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza;

3. Calls for an end to the indiscriminate firing of rockets deliberately targeting Israeli civilians and to the use of human shields in the hostilities by Hamas and Palestinian militants; while recognising Israel’s right to protect its population, calls on Israel to avoid excessive use of force and to fully respect its obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law to protect civilians – especially women and children – and vital civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip; warns against an Israeli ground invasion in the area, which would further intensify the conflict and have serious humanitarian consequences;

3. While recognising the right of Israel to defend its population against rockets fired into Israel from the Gaza Strip, warns against a ground invasion in the area by the Israeli army, which may lead to considerable further escalation of the conflict and its humanitarian consequences, and calls on Israel to show restraint, ensure that its response is proportionate, act in accordance with international human rights and humanitarian law, and protect the Palestinian civilian population under all circumstances;