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Israeli soldiers shoot dead Palestinian judge at border crossing between Jordan and West Bank | |
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Soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian judge from Jordan on Monday in an altercation at a crossing point between Jordan and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said. | Soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian judge from Jordan on Monday in an altercation at a crossing point between Jordan and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said. |
The Israeli military said troops had shot the man, later named as Raed Alaa el-Deen Zaeiter, 38, a West Bank-born judge working in Jordan, after he tried to seize a soldier’s gun. | The Israeli military said troops had shot the man, later named as Raed Alaa el-Deen Zaeiter, 38, a West Bank-born judge working in Jordan, after he tried to seize a soldier’s gun. |
The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank city of Ramallah condemned what it called the "shooting at close range" by Israeli troops. It demanded an investigation, as did Jordan. | The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank city of Ramallah condemned what it called the "shooting at close range" by Israeli troops. It demanded an investigation, as did Jordan. |
Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh met an Israeli diplomat in Amman after the incident and condemned the killing, | Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh met an Israeli diplomat in Amman after the incident and condemned the killing, |
Jordan's state news agency Petra reported. Judeh called on Israel to investigate and to inform Jordan of the result. The two countries signed a peace treaty in 1994. | Jordan's state news agency Petra reported. Judeh called on Israel to investigate and to inform Jordan of the result. The two countries signed a peace treaty in 1994. |
Two weeks ago, Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian they were seeking to arrest in the West Bank town of Bir Zeit. | Two weeks ago, Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian they were seeking to arrest in the West Bank town of Bir Zeit. |
Last month, Amnesty International published a report which said Israeli forces were using excessive violence in the West Bank, killing dozens of Palestinians over the past three years in what the rights group said might constitute a war crime. | Last month, Amnesty International published a report which said Israeli forces were using excessive violence in the West Bank, killing dozens of Palestinians over the past three years in what the rights group said might constitute a war crime. |
The Israeli army dismissed the criticism, saying security forces had seen a substantial increase in Palestinian violence. | The Israeli army dismissed the criticism, saying security forces had seen a substantial increase in Palestinian violence. |
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