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At least 42 people died in one day yesterday (16th) due to clashes between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, and the cumulative death toll has exceeded 200 so far. The UN Security Council held its first public meeting and called for an immediate ceasefire, but nothing has changed.
This is Jung Hye-kyung.
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Palestinians condemn Israeli troops carrying victims' bodies in the Gaza Strip.
Over the past weekend alone, Israeli air raids killed at least eight Palestinian children.
[Mohamed Aouda/Gaza Residents: None of the children were bombarded. I've never done anything like that. I was just safe at home.]
Yesterday, with at least 42 people killed in one day, Israeli and Palestinian deaths exceeded 200.
The majority of the victims are Palestinians, with the number of injured nearly five times higher than in Israel.
The armed group Hamas also retaliated and fired rockets at the Ashkelon synagogue in southern Israel.
[Netanyahu/Israel Prime Minister: We will continue to act as long as necessary for the citizens of Israel. It looks like it will take time.] The
UN held a local security council on the 16th and immediately called for a ceasefire
[Antonio Guthechs/UN Secretary-General: The engagement should stop immediately. Both the shooting rockets and mortars, as well as the air raids, should stop immediately.]
Again, the opposition of the United States failed to come up with a joint statement.
As the international community continues to become helpless, voices of self are also emerging in the United States.
Progressive politician Bernie Sanders criticized heavily that "the United States should no longer make excuses for Netanyahu."
(Video editing: Kim Ho-jin)