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Report: Israeli Soldiers Killing Palestinians with Impunity

HeadlineFeb 27, 2014

A new report by Amnesty International finds Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank are killing Palestinian civilians with impunity in what could amount to war crimes. According to U.N. data, 45 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank between 2011 and 2013, including six children. Amnesty International researcher Saleh Hijazi described the group’s findings.

Saleh Hijazi: “Unfortunately, the main problem, as I said, is the impunity that they enjoy, and the impunity is because there is a lack of proper investigations that meets international standards. What we have in Israel and the Occupied Territories is that the military investigates itself, and this is not independent or impartial investigations.”

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