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28 October 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n This week saw further violence in the occupied West Bank, raising concerns about the possible resumption of unlawful targeted killings by Israeli security forces.<\/p>\n On Sunday, 23 October, a reportedly senior member of \u201cthe Lion\u2019s Den\u201d – a loose group of young armed Palestinian men \u2013 was killed in the old city of Nablus, apparently when a boobytrapped motorcycle detonated near him.<\/p>\n During operations on Tuesday, 25 October against \u201cthe Lion\u2019s Den\u201d members of the Israeli security forces shot dead three men in the old city of Nablus. One of the men was reportedly armed, while two others are reported to have been unarmed. Also on Tuesday, another man who was reportedly a senior member of the same group, was shot dead. Yet another man was killed when the car he was in exploded right outside of the old city.<\/p>\n Earlier, on 25 September, Israeli security forces opened fire on and killed a member of \u201cthe Lion\u2019s Den\u201d who was riding a motorcycle in Nablus. The circumstances of all these incidents are being verified by our Office.<\/p>\n At least 118 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli security forces in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem this year, including 26 children and five women. Three Palestinians, including one child, were killed by settlers or settlement guards, while another child was killed by either a settler or by Israeli security forces. Four members of the Israeli security forces and one settlement guard have been killed by Palestinians in the West Bank.<\/p>\n We recall that international human rights law only permits the use of firearms when absolutely necessary, when there is an imminent threat to life or of serious injury. Any killing resulting from the use of firearms or targeting of individuals who do not present an imminent threat to life or of serious injury, may amount to extrajudicial executions \u2013 an egregious violation of the right to life \u2013 and willful killings, under the Fourth Geneva Convention, which is applicable in the entire occupied Palestinian territory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 28 October 2022 Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani This week saw further violence in the occupied West Bank, raising concerns about the possible resumption of unlawful targeted killings by Israeli security forces. 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