▁fa ctions ." ▁Am ira ▁Hass , ▁an ▁Isra eli ▁journalist ▁for ▁Ha aret z , ▁received ▁al - B ard aw i ' s ▁statement ▁with ▁ske ptic ism ▁saying ▁that ▁one ▁her ▁friends ▁in ▁Gaz a ▁told ▁her ▁that ▁" this ▁[ figure ▁of ▁ 5 0 ] ▁is ▁another ▁typical ▁ex agger ation ▁of ▁our s ". ▁Islam ic ▁J ih ad ▁said ▁three ▁members ▁of ▁its ▁Sar aya ▁al - Q ud s ▁military ▁wing ▁were ▁among ▁those ▁killed . ▁An ▁Islam ic ▁J ih ad ▁official ▁said ▁those ▁killed ▁were ▁un ar med ▁and ▁particip ating ▁in ▁a ▁legit imate ▁protest . ▁ ▁A ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Commission , ▁Ru pert ▁Col ville , ▁called ▁the ▁kill ings ▁an ▁" out rage ous ▁human ▁rights ▁viol ation " ▁by ▁Israel . ▁Ze id ▁Ra ' ad ▁al - H us sein , ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁High ▁Commission er ▁for ▁Human ▁Rights , ▁said ▁" th ose ▁responsible ▁for ▁out rage ous ▁human ▁rights ▁viol ations ▁must ▁be ▁held ▁to ▁account ". ▁N umer ous ▁countries ▁expressed ▁concern ▁with ▁the ▁kill ings , ▁including ▁Russia , ▁France , ▁Germany , ▁and ▁the ▁UK . ▁Germany , ▁the ▁UK , ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁Belg ium ▁called ▁for ▁an ▁independent ▁inqu iry . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁said ▁the ▁death s ▁were ▁trag ic ▁and ▁placed ▁responsibility ▁on ▁Ham as , ▁stating ▁that ▁Israel ▁has ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁defend ▁its ▁borders . ▁South ▁Africa ▁with