"The killing of two unarmed Palestinians by Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank city of Jenin has provoked international outrage after video footage of the incident went viral on Friday. Credited to the local Palestine TV station, the footage shows two young Palestinian men surrendering to Israeli soldiers and lying on the ground in front of a garage under soldiers' instructions."
"The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified the victims as Muntaser Billah Abdallah, 26, and Yousef Asaasah, 37. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned the killing in a statement, calling it "a war crime" and a case of "extrajudicial killing." The Israeli army and border police said in a joint statement on Friday that Israeli troops "operated to apprehend wanted individuals" allegedly affiliated with a resistance network in the Jenin area, and that after they exited, "fire was directed toward the suspects.""
The incident is part of a pattern of extrajudicial killings as Israel escalates its military assault on the West Bank. Video footage credited to Palestine TV shows two young Palestinian men surrendering to Israeli soldiers, lying on the ground, then being directed back into a garage where a soldier shoots a man lying prone. The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified the victims as Muntaser Billah Abdallah, 26, and Yousef Asaasah, 37. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called the killings "a war crime" and "extrajudicial killing." The Israeli army and border police said troops were apprehending alleged resistance members and that fire was directed toward suspects.
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