Video shows Israeli forces shooting Palestinians dead moments after surrender
13 days ago
- #Human Rights
- #Israel-Palestine
- #Military Operations
- Israeli soldiers summarily executed two detained Palestinians in the West Bank.
- The incident, captured on video, shows unarmed men surrendering before being shot.
- Israel's far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir defended the killings, stating 'terrorists must die'.
- The IDF admitted the shooting occurred during a joint operation with border police near Jenin.
- Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed the victims were fighters in its armed wing, al-Quds Brigades.
- UN human rights office and B’Tselem condemned the killings as apparent summary executions.
- The border police unit involved is a special forces group known for covert operations.
- Israeli soldiers and police are rarely held accountable for killing Palestinians.
- The IDF stated the operation aimed to apprehend suspects linked to terror activities.