▁understand , ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁innoc ent ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁St rip . ▁Every one ▁has ▁a ▁connection ▁to ▁Ham as . ▁Every one ▁receives ▁a ▁sal ary ▁from ▁Ham as . ▁Those ▁who ▁are ▁trying ▁to ▁challenge ▁us ▁at ▁the ▁border ▁and ▁bre ach ▁it ▁belong ▁to ▁Ham as ' ▁military ▁wing ." ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁May , ▁Israel ' s ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁UK , ▁Mark ▁Reg ev , ▁said ▁Israel ▁" did ▁everything ▁we ▁could " ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁blood sh ed ▁at ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Gaz a . ▁He ▁told ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 4 ' s ▁Today ▁programme : ▁" We ▁use ▁live ▁fire ▁only ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁measured ▁way , ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁surg ical ▁way ▁and ▁only ▁when ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁alternative ." ▁ ▁Ret ired ▁British ▁Colonel ▁Richard ▁K emp ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁peace ful ▁demonstr ation , ▁but ▁" a ▁deliber ate ▁and ▁specific ▁intent ▁by ▁terror ist ▁organizations ▁to ▁pen et rate ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Israel ▁and ▁kill ▁civ ili ans ▁and ▁the ▁ID F ▁has ▁no ▁option ▁except ▁to ▁use ▁le th al ▁force ▁to ▁stop ▁such ▁a ▁dangerous ▁threat ." ▁ ▁The ▁legal ▁scholar , ▁English ▁and ▁European ▁Court ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights ▁judge ▁Sir ▁Stephen ▁Sed ley ▁op ined ▁that ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁live ▁fire ▁against ▁un ar med ▁protest ers ▁was ▁" without ▁much ▁question ▁a ▁major ▁crime ". ▁ ▁The ▁Isra eli ▁Prime ▁Minister ' s ▁Arab ic - language ▁sp okes man