UN Rights Office Criticizes Israel over Deaths of 500 Palestinians in West Bank
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4 June 2024 20:45 WIB
'Pervasive Impunity'
Some of the Palestinians killed in the West Bank were children armed with stones or firecrackers and "clearly did not represent an imminent threat to life," it added.
It did not say how many Palestinians had been killed in the West Bank by settlers, and how many by Israeli forces.
The high number of those who died after being shot in the upper part of the body, along with the denial of medical assistance to the injured, suggested an intent to kill, it said.
"Pervasive impunity for such crimes has been commonplace for far too long in the occupied West Bank. Such impunity has created an enabling environment for more and more unlawful killings by the ISF," Turk said.
Hamas runs Gaza and is opposed to coexistence with Israel. The Palestinian Authority exercises limited self-rule in the West Bank.
Settler violence is a source of growing concern among Israel's Western allies. A number of countries, including the United States, have imposed sanctions on violent settlers and urged Israel to do more to stop the violence.
REUTERS
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