"The shooting on Thursday evening, which was also witnessed by journalists close to the scene, is under justice ministry review, but has already been defended by Israel's far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who declared that terrorists must die. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued a statement admitting two men were shot during a joint IDF operation with the Israeli border police around Jenin. It said the shooting is under review by the commanders on the ground and will be transferred to the relevant professional bodies."
"The footage, which has circulated widely within Israeli and Arab media, shows Israeli soldiers surrounding what appears to be a storage facility in an urban area. The troops use a mechanical digger to breach the garage-style door, after which two men crawl out of the building under the damaged door and give themselves up on their hands and knees, holding up their shirts to show they are unarmed."
"He kicks the men while they are on the ground and then can be seen ordering the detainees back into the building under the damaged door. A few seconds later, as the two victims are crawling away from their captors and have reached the threshold of the building, the five border police officers visible at the scene raise their assault rifles, and the two detainees slump to the ground."
Footage shows Israeli soldiers breaching a garage-style door and two men crawling out, surrendering on hands and knees while raising their shirts to show they were unarmed. Uniformed border police officers, including a bearded, bald officer, approached, kicked the detainees and ordered them back under the damaged door. Seconds later five border police officers raised their assault rifles and the two detainees collapsed after being shot. The IDF said two men were shot during a joint operation near Jenin and that commanders on the ground are reviewing the shooting and will transfer it to professional bodies. Far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir publicly defended the killings, stating terrorists must die. Human rights group B'Tselem described the execution as the result of accelerated dehumanisation and abandonment of Palestinian lives, claiming no mechanism exists in Israel to stop such killings.
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