Tag Archive for Beitunia

| June 9, 2014
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NGO accuses Israel of war crime in Palestinian teens’ deaths, but evidence yells ‘staged’

 

Despite all evidence to the contrary, Human Rights Watch says IDF assurances that its soldiers didn’t use live ammunition on May 15, does not stand up to critical perusal. 

By Reuters

 

 

The killing last month of two Palestinian teenagers during a protest in the West Bank might constitute a war crime by Israel, Human Rights Watch said in a report published Monday.

An image from the video that purportedly shows the shooting deaths of two Palestinians in Beitunia on May 15 – Photo: Defense for Children International Palestine website

Palestinian medics said Muhammad Abu Thahr, 16, and Nadim Nuwara, 17, were shot dead by IDF troops using live ammunition on May 15 as they took part in the demonstration. Continue Reading »

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| May 30, 2014
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IDF: Only rubber bullets were fired in Beitunia – Pallywood clip surfaces

 

IDF soldier suspended, reportedly fired rubber bullets without authorization.

As IDF probe continues, Pallywood film shows it took a few ‘takes’ before the ‘actors’ got it right.

By Lilach Shoval, Israel Hayom Staff and Reuters

 

Following a Haaretz report detailing the suspension of an Israel Defense Forces soldier in relation to the May 15 clashes in the West Bank town of Beitunia in which two Palestinian youths were killed, IDF officials said on Wednesday that the soldier in question was firing rubber bullets, not live bullets, and was not aiming at rioters, but at a nearby wall.

An image from the video that purportedly shows the shooting deaths of two Palestinians in Beitunia on May 15 – Photo: Defense for Children International Palestine website

No apparent evidence links the suspended soldier, reportedly belonging to a communications unit, to either fatality. Continue Reading »

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