About 300 Canadian academics have signed an open letter calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ensure there is an independent investigation into the Israeli army's use of force against Palestinians in Gaza.
Two Liberal MPs hand-delivered the letter, which bears a multitude of signatures from Canadian university professors and denounces the violence at the border between Israel and Gaza.
The letter says that since protests began at the border on March 30, Israel snipers have killed 119 people and wounded thousands more.
It urges the prime minister to stand by statements he made in May, when he called for an independent investigation to examine what happened at the border, including any incitement, violence and excessive use of force.
On May 14, a Canadian doctor tending to wounded Palestinians at the border was shot by an Israeli sniper — an incident Trudeau called appalling.
The open letter to Trudeau was written by Hani Faris, a political science professor at the University of British Columbia, as well as Atif Kubursi, an economics professor at McMaster University in Hamilton.