Israel has been accused by various experts of committing another war crime, after an eight-year-old boy was shot dead while playing in the street last November.
Further footage and analysis appears to show that Adam, a young Palestinian boy who lived in the West Bank, had not been armed when Israeli Defence Forces opened fire on him and a group of local boys.
An investigation has now pieced together the events which led to the deaths of Adam and Basil, 15, as they were playing on a street on November 29, 2023.
When presented with evidence, Ben Saul, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, said Adam’s death appears to be a ‘war crime’.
The IDF has continuously denied wrongdoing and claimed Basil was carrying an explosive when they opened fire.
They added: ‘Live fire is used only in order to remove immediate threats or for arrest purposes, following arrest protocols after exhausting …