Israeli forces kill two Palestinian men in West Bank after they appear to surrender

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : A joint statement between the Israeli Defence Forces and Israeli police said: "Earlier this evening (Thursday), during an Israel Border Police and IDF operation in the area of Jenin, the forces operated to apprehend wanted individuals who had carried out terror activities, including hurling explosives and firing at security forces.
42% : " Israel's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said the military and police unit involved in the shooting had his "full backing". "The fighters acted exactly as expected of them - terrorists should die!"
37% : "In Israel, there is no mechanism that acts to stop the killing of Palestinians or is capable of prosecuting those responsible.
36% : " Read more from Sky News: Hong Kongers reel from fire disaster National Guard trooper shot in DC dies Israel's military has scaled up its military operations in the West Bank since the October 7 Hamas attack, which triggered the war in Gaza.
35% : Since October 2023, Israeli forces and settlers have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in the West Bank, according to B'Tselem, which said the perpetrators were "granted full impunity by Israel".
33% : What has Israel said about the incident?
30% : The Palestinian prime minister's office in Ramallah also accused Israel of executing the men "in cold blood", calling the shooting "an outright extrajudicial killing in blatant violation of international humanitarian law".

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