Archive for February 7th, 2024

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07/02/2024

Shocking Spike in Use of Unlawful Lethal Force by Israeli Forces against Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank

Human Wrongs Watch

By Amnesty International*

— With the world’s eyes fixed on Gaza, Israeli forces have over the past four months unleashed a brutal wave of violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, carrying out unlawful killings, including by using lethal force without necessity or disproportionately during protests and arrest raids, and denying medical assistance to those injured, said Amnesty International.

An Israeli soldier gestures towards a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance at the entrance of the Tulkarem refugee camp in Tulkarem, in the occupied West Bank, on January 17, 2024 during a military operation.

The organization investigated four emblematic cases where Israeli forces used unlawful lethal force– three incidents in October and one in November – which resulted in the unlawful killing of 20 Palestinians, including seven children.

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07/02/2024

War Crimes Fears over Israeli Ground Invasion of Rafah

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — Any move by Israel to extend its full-scale invasion of Gaza into the massively overcrowded southern city of Rafah could lead to war crimes which must be prevented at all costs, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said on Tuesday [].

Displaced Palestinians at a temporary shelter in the Southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. (file)
© OHCHR/ Media Clinic | Displaced Palestinians at a temporary shelter in the Southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. (file)

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