Rights group documents Israeli execution of two brothers in Gaza

The two brothers, Nahed Adel Barbakh, 14, was shot by Israeli sniper for three times despite he was carrying a white flag.

According to an eye witness, Barkh’s brother, Ramez, 20, rushed to save him but he was also shot by an Israeli sniper in the back of his head. The two brothers were left to bleed to death in front of their parents and family members.

The Monitor said it has documented the horrific execution of the two Palestinian brothers in front of their family as they were preparing to move out of their home near Hay Al Amal school, west of Khan Younis and heading towards Al-Mawasi at the order of the Israeli occupation forces.

The Monitor confirmed, based on its preliminary investigations and witness testimonies, that the targeting of the two brothers is deliberate and unjustified, calling it a crime added to Israeli systematic unjustified targeting of civilians that is tantamount to the crime of genocide.

The Euro-Med Monitor pointed out that it had previously documented Israeli direct shooting of four people despite that they were holding white flags, showing their ID cards, and lifting their hands up while trying to reach their home to evacuate 50 family members in Khan Yunis refugee camp, resulting in the killing of one of them, Ramzi Abu Sahloul.

The Euro-Med mentioned that it had previously documented dozens of cases of arbitrary and extrajudicial executions.

The monitor group recalled that it had previously submitted an initial file to United Nations special rapporteurs and the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, which includes dozens of cases of field executions carried out by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, calling for an immediate investigation into them to hold the perpetrators accountable and bring justice to the victims.

Euro-Med called for the formation of an international legal team, and to push for its arrival in Gaza Strip to open an investigation into Israeli documented crimes.