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“Firing live ammunition into crowds of unarmed civilians is illegal and inhumane and cannot be tolerated,” Corbyn also said in the statement. He added: “The UK government must support the UN Secretary-General’s call for an independent international inquiry into the killing of protesters in Gaza and review the sale of arms that could be used in violation of international law.”The message came a day after nine Gazan Palestinians, including a journalist, were killed during protests at the border with Israel, the second Friday in a row of so-called March of Return protests.Some 10,000 tires were burned during the protests, under whose cover some protesters threw rocks and firebombs at Israeli and attempted to damage and cross the border fence into Israel, according to the Israel Defense Forces, which said it used live fire and riot control methods to stop protesters from breaching the border fence. Corbyn did not mention the Hamas terrorist organization which runs Gaza. Corbyn called Hezbollah and Hamas his friends in 2009 and said it was an honor to host representatives from those terrorist groups in parliament. In 2016 he said he regretted making those remarks.His statement comes days after the Jewish community agreed to meet with him to discuss removing antisemitism from his party and after attending a Passover seder organized by a left-wing Jewish group that openly calls for Israel’s destruction.