Israeli Soldiers Shoot Three Palestinians, Killing One, Without Provocation

Security footage contradicts Israeli military's claim of responding to thrown explosives; incident adds to growing trend of unprovoked shootings amid Israel-Hamas conflict.

• Security camera footage from the West Bank village of Beit Rima appears to show Israeli soldiers shooting three Palestinians, killing one, without provocation.
• The Israeli military claims the troops were part of a 'counter-terrorism operation' and fired at suspects who threw explosives and firebombs at them, but the video does not show anyone throwing explosives.
• The incident is the latest in a series of unprovoked shootings by Israeli soldiers, a trend Palestinians say has worsened since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza three months ago.
• The Israeli rights group B’Tselem stated that even if questionable shootings are caught on camera and investigated by the military, they rarely result in indictments.
• Palestinian health officials report that 340 Palestinians have been killed in the three months since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.

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