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UN asks Israel to end 'unlawful killings' in West Bank

UN asks Israel to end 'unlawful killings' in West Bank

Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians killed during an Israeli raid on the Nur Shams refugee camp near the town of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank on Dec. 27, 2023. (Credit: Zain Jaafar/AFP)

A United Nations report issued Thursday said the human rights situation in the occupied West Bank was rapidly deteriorating and urged Israel to "end unlawful killings" against the Palestinian population.

"The use of military tactics and weapons in law enforcement contexts, the use of unnecessary or disproportionate force, and the enforcement of broad, arbitrary and discriminatory movement restrictions that affect Palestinians are extremely troubling," UN rights chief Volker Turk said in a statement.


A United Nations report issued Thursday said the human rights situation in the occupied West Bank was rapidly deteriorating and urged Israel to "end unlawful killings" against the Palestinian population.

"The use of military tactics and weapons in law enforcement contexts, the use of unnecessary or disproportionate force, and the enforcement of broad,...