Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon accuses Hamas of using 'human shields'

Speaking before an emergency session of the UN Security Council, Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon accused Hamas of using Palestinians protesters as "human shields". 

Danon defended Israel's use of snipers against protesters in Gaza on Monday, claiming they were trying to breach Israel's security fence along the occupied territory's perimeter. 

"They are not protestors. It's a mob that carries explosives and sometimes you cannot differentiate between terrorists and the people around them," he said. 

Standing next to an image of a blazing fire, which he said showed an attack on the Kerem Shalom goods crossing between Israel and Gaza on Friday, Danon claimed the aim of the protests was to set similar fires inside Israel. 

He dismissed international criticism of Israel's use of live fire, insisting the international community should instead blame Hamas.