Israeli gov’t ‘justifies’ killings of Palestinians saying ‘we can't put all of these people in jail’

An Israeli government spokeswoman has come under fire for her comments on the situation in Gaza and trying to justify Israeli forces' use of live fire and the shooting dead of Palestinian protesters.

Speaking to RTÉ's Morning Ireland on Monday, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Michal Maayan said "Well, we can't put all these people in jail" when asked why troops were shooting at the demonstrators.