Israel has confirmed that two Palestinians were killed by troops after a video captured the shooting on a Gaza beach.

– Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinians and wounded a third on Gaza’s beach
– Video showed one man falling to the ground after walking in an open area and then a bulldozer pushing two bodies into the sand
– Israeli military said troops opened fire after the men allegedly ignored warning shots
– Video remains unknown in origin and date of incident, Al Jazeera said men were waving white flags before being shot at
– Similar clips of Palestinians being fired at or killed while posing little threat to Israeli forces have surfaced in recent months
– Israeli army claims video was edited and depicts two separate incidents across different locations in central Gaza
– Al Jazeera says all men in the video were trying to return to their homes in northern Gaza from where they were displaced earlier in the conflict
– Palestinians and human rights groups accuse Israeli military of using disproportionate or indiscriminate force in Gaza offensive, resulting in heavy civilian casualties
– Israel holds Hamas responsible for civilian casualties due to operating from within civilian areas
– Over 32,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed by Israeli fire according to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-run enclave, war erupted on Oct. 7 with Hamas-led militants invading southern Israel
– Israeli army did not confirm if beach shootings would be investigated.



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