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‘Abhorrent’: UN condemns Israel’s Ben-Gvir for deadly shooting comments
The UN human rights office spokesperson, Jeremy Laurence, had denounced Israel’s national security minister after he praised the killing of two unarmed Palestinian men during raids on the occupied West Bank.
Itamar Ben-Gvir publicly backed the military and police unit involved in the extrajudicial killings on Thursday. “The [Israeli] fighters acted exactly as expected of them – terrorists should die,” he wrote on X.
Laurence told reporters in Geneva that Ben-Gvir’s comments are “nothing short of abhorrent”. He added at least 21 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces so far in November, nine of them children.
Ben-Gvir demands no investigation of Israeli soldiers after deadly shootings
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says he intends to change investigation procedures into shootings by troops after the killing of two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank.
“We need to put an end to this distorted procedure where when one of our fighters shoots a terrorist, they immediately take him for questioning,” Ben-Gvir was quoted by the Israeli Broadcasting Authority as saying.
The Israeli army opened an investigation following the release of a video appearing to show soldiers shooting dead two unarmed Palestinians who had already surrendered.
The far-right minister also publicly backed the military and police unit involved in the extrajudicial killings, which took place in Jenin, northern occupied West Bank. “The [Israeli] fighters acted exactly as expected of them – terrorists should die,” he wrote on X.
