UN raises concern about pattern of Israel killing Palestinians near armistice line

About a third of the Palestinians killed by Israel since the ceasefire began were near the military’s “buffer zone”, raising concerns that troops may have shot civilians approaching the area - actions that could constitute “unlawful killings and thus war crimes”, according to the UN human rights office (OHCHR). “Civilians do not appear to have posed any risk to the life of the Israeli military, including some cases in which they appear to have been shot while carrying out daily activities or hav