Video has emerged showing Israeli security forces shooting dead two Palestinians who appeared to have surrendered in the occupied West Bank.
The incident happened during an ongoing Israeli military operation in the city of Jenin.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) accused Israeli forces of committing a war crime and described the killings as brutal field executions.
The Israeli military and police say the men were wanted individuals 'affiliated with a terror network,' and the incident is under review.
Israel's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir has given his full backing to the officers involved, asserting that terrorists must die.
The video shows two Palestinian men exiting a building with their hands raised, surrounded by Israeli guards before kneeling on the ground. One man lifts his shirt, seemingly to show he is unarmed. After moving back into the building, border police then open fire, killing them.
A joint statement from the IDF and police indicated that forces were trying to apprehend wanted individuals who had engaged in 'terror activities'.
Violence in the West Bank has surged following a major escalation in the ongoing conflict, with over 1,000 Palestinians reported killed this year amid Israeli military campaigns targeting armed groups.
This incident adds to a troubling pattern of violence in the region, further complicating the already tense situation.
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