Israel accused of possible war crime overkilling of boy in West Bank | BBC News

On the 29 November last year, two Palestinian boyswere killed by Israeli forces in Jenin in the occupied West Bank.

BBC Verify has pieced together what happened on theday when Basil, 15, and eight-year-old Adam were killed.

The evidence has prompted Ben Saul, UN specialrapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, tosay the death of Adam appears to be a "war crime".

The Israel Defense Forces said the circumstances ofthe deaths were "under review" but added "live fire is.used only in order to remove immediate threats or for arrest purposes, following arrest protocols afterexhausting other options".