In a statement earlier this month, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for all parties on the ground to avoid confrontation and show restraint.

“I particularly urge Israel to exercise extreme caution with the use of force in order to avoid casualties. Civilians must be able to exercise their right to demonstrate peacefully,” Guterres added.

In a series of statements posted to its official Twitter account Saturday, the Israel military appeared to defend its actions. It accused Hamas of putting Palestinian civilians, including children, in \"unnecessary danger\" on Friday by using them \"to carry out terror attacks and destroy infrastructure under the guise of smoke and riots.\"

Tires apparently were set ablaze to create \"smokescreens\" while protesters attempted to damage and breach the barricade, according to the Israeli military. Protesters allegedly hurled rocks at Israeli troops and attached burning items to kites \"with the intention of igniting fires in Israeli territory,\" it added.

\"The [Israel Defense Forces] will not allow the security infrastructure to be breached, and will act in order to fulfill its duty to protect the civilians and sovereignty of the State of Israel,\" it tweeted Saturday.

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