Two Palestinians Killed By IDF in West Bank Clashes

[Comrade Grumpy]

5. "B'Tselem Accuses IDF of Excessive Force in West Bank"

http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/BTselem-accuses-IDF-of-excessive-force-in-West-Bank-369649

B’Tselem on Wednesday night accused the IDF of excessive force in a series of recent West Bank incidents that led to the deaths of 13 Palestinians.

The Jerusalem Post has learned that the IDF did not formally loosen its rules of engagement for the West Bank during the period in question.

The 13 were killed between July 14 and July 29, with 12 of the 13 killed between July 21 and July 29.

Admitting that in some cases Palestinians used live fire or Molotov cocktails against the IDF, the human rights group said that the IDF was still overusing live fire – as opposed to standard crowd-control measures.

In addition, B’Tselem’s initial information indicated that since Protective Edge Operation began, at least 577 Palestinians were wounded by the IDF – 388 of which were hit by live fire – which it said were enormous numbers.

Next, the NGO said the IDF used excessive force to disperse demonstrations and clashes, “in circumstances that posed no mortal danger.”