Israeli forces brutally execute 11 Palestinian men in presence of family members, UN says

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has said it received “disturbing information” alleging the Israeli army summarily executed at least 11 unarmed Palestinians.

The victims, all men, were alleged to have been killed in front of family members in Gaza City’s Rimal neighbourhood, with the UN rights office saying it “raises alarm about the possible commission of a war crime”.

The OHCHR said: “According to witness accounts circulated by media sources and Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, while in control of the building and the civilians sheltering there, the Israeli Defense Forces allegedly separated the men from the women and children, and then shot and killed at least 11 of the men, mostly aged in their late 20s and early 30s.”

The UN rights office added: “The Israeli authorities must immediately institute an independent, thorough, and effective investigation into these allegations, and if found to be substantiated, those responsible must be brought to justice and measures implemented to prevent any such serious violations from recurring.”