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Excessive Force

'Israeli security forces use excessive force against

Palestinians in the West Bank and display "callous

disregard" for human life, Amnesty International said

Thursday.

'In a report called "Trigger-Happy: Israel’s Use of

Excessive Force in the West Bank," the human rights

organization says Israeli soldiers and police killed 45

Palestinians since 2011, nearly half of them last year.

'In all cases examined by the organization, the

Palestinians killed did not appear to pose a direct or

immediate threat to life, Amnesty said. In some cases,

the organization said it found “evidence that they were

victims of willful killings.”'

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