JERUSALEM: An investigation of a fatal West Bank clash between Israeli forces and Palestinian stone-throwers indicates that troops used live fire without justification and in violation of the army’s and one was wounded in last week’s confrontation. Palestinian hospital officials haverules of engagement, an Israeli human rights group said Tuesday.
Two Palestinian teens were killed said the three were shot in the upper body by live rounds.
The Israeli military has denied live fire was used in last Thursday’s clash on the outside of the West Bank town of Beitouniya and that troops only shot rubber-coated metal pellets. Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, a senior army spokesman, said an investigation is continuing.
Two Palestinian teens were killed said the three were shot in the upper body by live rounds.
The Israeli military has denied live fire was used in last Thursday’s clash on the outside of the West Bank town of Beitouniya and that troops only shot rubber-coated metal pellets. Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, a senior army spokesman, said an investigation is continuing.
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