Israeli security forces on Thursday killed two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank, reportedly after they had surrendered.
The Palestinian Authority said the two men, aged 26 and 37, were killed in a “brutal field execution carried out by Israeli occupation forces” and condemned the incident as a “war crime”.
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said he “fully supports” Israeli soldiers who killed two “wanted terrorists”.
Video apparently shows Palestinian men being shot
Footage on social media and broadcast by television channels, including Israeli, reportedly showed unarmed men walking out of a building in Jenin, lifting their shirts and apparently surrendering, before Israeli forces reportedly directed them back inside and fired at close range.
The Israeli military and police said the incident was being investigated, but did not provide a reason for the shooting.
But Gvir wrote on social media, “The forces did exactly what was expected of them – the terrorists must die!”
Israeli forces were carrying out an operation in the Jenin area to capture individuals wanted for “terrorist activities, including throwing explosives and firing at security forces”, the Israeli army and police said in a joint statement.
Edited by: Dmytro Lyubenko