He said an internal review was announced after the incident, but statements made by a senior Israeli official attempted to absolve security forces of responsibility, “raising serious concerns about the credibility of any future review or investigation by any entity that is not completely independent of the Government.”
Increase in murders
Laurence noted that killings of Palestinians by Israeli security forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank have been increasing, with no accountability.
OHCHR has verified that Israeli forces and settlers have killed 1,030 Palestinians there, including 233 children, since October 7, 2023.
“Impunity for the illegal use of force by Israel’s security forces and the increasing violence by Israeli settlers must end,” he said.
Furthermore, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called for independent, prompt and effective investigations to be carried out and for those responsible to be held fully accountable.