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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ruth Michaelson and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem

UN concerned by Israeli use of ‘unlawful lethal force’ in West Bank

Smoke rising from homes
Homes are demolished in Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank during an Israeli military operation on Friday. Photograph: Majdi Mohammed/AP

The UN has expressed concern that the ceasefire in Gaza could be endangered by Israel’s assault on the West Bank city of Jenin, which has involved what the UN human rights spokesperson labelled “unnecessary or disproportionate use of force”.

Thameen al-Kheetan, of the UN human rights office, called Israeli tactics in Jenin “deadly operations”, after Israel targeted a refugee camp in the centre of the city and besieged a nearby hospital.

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