Israeli forces shoot teenager, then beat him in occupied East Jerusalem
Video has emerged of Israeli soldiers running after, shooting and then beating an injured teenage boy.
Security camera footage shows Israeli soldiers chasing Palestinian children in the town of Biddu, occupied East Jerusalem.
The video shows the moment when a soldier fires towards one of the fleeing boys with an assault weapon. Then the troops start beating the wounded boy as he lies on the ground before arresting him. It’s unclear when the attack happened.
As war rages in Gaza, Israeli forces continue deadly incursions into the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. More than 700 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied territory since October 7, 2023.
A Palestinian teenager is shot in the back by Israeli forces
UN experts urge Israel to stop violent settler attacks on olive farmers
A group of UN Human Rights Council special rapporteurs has issued a media release saying farmers in the occupied West Bank are “facing the most dangerous olive season ever” due to settler attacks.
“The intimidation of farmers, restriction of access to lands, severe harassment and attacks by Israeli armed settlers and occupation forces further undermine the food sovereignty of Palestinian families and are yet another attack on Palestinian self-determination,” their release said.
They called on Israel to focus on dismantling settler colonies “as stated by the International Court of Justice on 19 July 2024 and reaffirmed by the General Assembly on 18 September 2024″.
“Israel is under international legal obligation to first and foremost end their occupation of Palestinian land, which amounts to annexation including through racial segregation and apartheid, immediately cease all new settlement activities and evacuate all settlers from the occupied Palestinian territory,” the UN rapporteurs said.
“It is also under the obligation to provide full reparation for the damage caused by its human rights violations to all persons concerned, including by returning land, and allowing displaced Palestinians to return to their homes.”
