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Palestinian Human Rights Center Accuses Israel of War Crime

13920818000541_PhotoI Palestinian Human Rights Center (PHRC) expressed its deep concern at the killing of two Palestinians on Thursday evening at Israeli military checkpoints in the West Bank, considering it as a war crime.
In an excessive use of force, on Thursday evening, 07 November 2013, Israeli occupation forces (IOF) killed two Palestinian civilians at Za’tara checkpoint, South of Nablus, and at the Container checkpoint, Northeast of Bethlehem, in the West Bank, the center said in a statement on Friday, PIC reported.

PHRC is deeply concerned over these crimes, which further prove the use of excessive force by the IOF against Palestinian civilians in absolute disregard to the civilians’ lives, the center’s statement added.

PHRC called upon the international community to take immediate and effective actions to put an end to such crimes and reiterated its call for the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 to fulfill their obligations under Article 1; i.e., to respect and to ensure respect for the Convention in all circumstances, and their obligation under Article 146 to prosecute persons alleged to commit grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention.

These grave breaches constitute war crimes under Article 147 of the same Convention and Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions, PCHR said.

Hundreds of mourners joined the funeral march that brought martyr Bashir Sami Hananin, 28, to his final resting place, calling for revenge against his killers.

The mourners called for activating resistance and to respond to the Israeli cold-blooded crimes against Palestinians.

IOF soldiers shot and killed Hananin from Nablus at the Zaatara checkpoint in the South of the Northern West Bank city on Thursday evening, claiming he shot at Israeli soldiers using an air pistol.

Meanwhile, thousands participated in the funeral of Anas al-Atrash on Friday who was shot and killed by Israeli fire at Container checkpoint Northeast of Bethlehem, in the second deadly shooting in 12 hours.

A number of masked gunmen fired in the air during the funeral, vowing to take revenge.

Violent confrontations erupted following the funeral, where Israeli soldiers fired tear gas bombs and rubber bullets at Palestinian protesters.

Israeli border guards shot and killed the Palestinian youth at Container checkpoint Northeast of Bethlehem, claiming that he tried to stab a soldier.

Al-Atrash family charged that their son was killed in cold blood.

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