Israel executed Palestinians fleeing North Gaza, says human rights group

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor says it has documented reports of the execution of dozens of Palestinians by Israeli army forces during their displacement from northern Gaza to central and southern parts of the Strip, even though they did not pose any threat.

The group did not give an exact number of "executions" but said it received hundreds of reports.

The Euro-Mediterranean Observatory said there were reports that Palestinians were targeted by live bullets and sometimes artillery in premeditated killings during their attempt to flee at the request of the Israeli army to the area south of Wadi Gaza.

The Observatory received reports from displaced people reporting killings at military checkpoints set up by the Israeli army as part of its designation of a “safe corridor” along the main traffic artery, Salah al-Din Road, between 9:00 and 16:00 local time during the day.

The group has called on the United Nations and the International Criminal Court to open an independent investigation into the matter.