UN slams Israel's 'apparent summary execution' of Palestinians in West Bank

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48% : It has not ceased despite the fragile truce between Israel and Hamas coming into effect last month.
45% : The UN human rights office on Friday said it was "appalled" by the "brazen" killing of two Palestinian men by Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Jenin, calling it an "apparent summary execution".
45% : He said UN rights chief Volker Turk was calling for "independent, prompt and effective investigations into the killings of Palestinians", and for those responsible for killings and other violations in the West Bank to "be held fully to account".
41% : "We are appalled at the brazen killing by Israeli border police yesterday of two Palestinian men in Jenin," UN rights office spokesman Jeremy Laurence told reporters in Geneva, calling the incident "yet another apparent summary execution".
39% : In a joint statement, the Israeli military and police - which oversees the border guard unit - said they attempted to apprehend "wanted individuals who had carried out terror activities, including hurling explosives and firing at security forces". 'Terrorists must die!' Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir backed the forces who opened fire, saying: "Terrorists must die!" The UN rights office spokesman said the incident came as "killings of Palestinians by Israeli security forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank have been surging, without accountability, even in the rare cases when investigations are announced".
36% : He said "statements by a senior Israeli government official" seeking "to absolve Israeli security forces of responsibility" raised "serious concerns about the credibility of any future review or investigation conducted by any entity that is not fully independent from the government". Violence in the West Bank has soared since Palestinian militant group Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel triggered the Gaza war.
32% : The United Nations said Friday that the killing of two Palestinians, shot dead in the West Bank while seemingly surrendering to Israeli forces, was an "apparent summary execution".

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