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West Bank Arrests Top 7,000 Since Oct. 7; U.N. Experts Say Ibn Sina Attack Was a War Crime

HeadlineFeb 13, 2024

Israeli violence in the occupied West Bank continues to intensify. At least 22 people, including a child, were arrested in overnight raids in Jenin and other areas. There have been over 7,000 arrests in the occupied West Bank since October 7. Detained Palestinians say they are being violently attacked in prison.

Meanwhile, a group of U.N. special rapporteurs says Israel’s undercover killings of three Palestinian men at the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin last month may amount to extrajudicial killings and violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law. The U.N. experts said, “By disguising themselves as seemingly harmless, protected medical personnel and civilians, the Israeli forces also prima facie committed the war crime of perfidy.” Perfidy describes a deception involving an abuse of good faith.

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