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IDF: Palestinian Deaths during Gaza Riots Unintentional
(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - Most of the deaths of Palestinians during the Gaza border riots have resulted from snipers aiming at rioters' legs when suddenly the person bent down, the shot missed, or a bullet ricocheted, a senior officer in the IDF Southern Command said. Open-fire directives only let snipers aim at the legs of those approaching the border unless there is an apparent intent to use weapons and threaten Israeli lives.