▁rights ▁organizations , ▁including ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch , ▁B ' T se lem , ▁and ▁Am n esty ▁International , ▁and ▁by ▁United ▁Nations ▁officials . ▁K uw ait ▁has ▁proposed ▁two ▁United ▁Nations ▁Security ▁Council ▁statements , ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁blocked ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁calling ▁for ▁an ▁investigation ▁into ▁Israel ' s ▁killing ▁of ▁Palest in ian ▁protest ers . ▁The ▁Isra eli ▁government ▁has ▁pra ised ▁Isra eli ▁troops ▁for ▁protect ing ▁the ▁border ▁f ence . ▁Media ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁events , ▁and ▁what ▁has ▁been ▁term ed ▁the ▁" PR ▁battle ", ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁object ▁of ▁analysis ▁and ▁controvers y . ▁In ▁late ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁a ▁United ▁Nations ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Council ' s ▁independent ▁commission ▁found ▁that ▁of ▁ 4 8 9 ▁cases ▁of ▁Palest in ian ▁death s ▁or ▁inj uries ▁anal ys ed ▁only ▁two ▁were ▁possibly ▁just ified ▁as ▁responses ▁to ▁danger ▁by ▁Isra eli ▁security ▁forces , ▁de em ing ▁the ▁rest ▁illegal , ▁and ▁concluded ▁with ▁a ▁recommendation ▁calling ▁on ▁Israel ▁to ▁examine ▁whether ▁war ▁cr imes ▁or ▁cr imes ▁against ▁human ity ▁had ▁been ▁committed , ▁and ▁if ▁so , ▁to ▁bring ▁those ▁responsible ▁to ▁trial . ▁ ▁The ▁protest s ▁were ▁announced ▁as ▁post pon ed ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁with ▁an ▁official ▁Ham as ▁statement ▁declaring ▁a ▁pause ▁in ▁those ▁demonstr ations ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁In