Soldiers kill 40 Palestinians in three months: IDF boss lays down the law

IDF chief of staff asks senior officers to reduce shootings; court releases Palestinian arrested ‘without a reason'

IDF chief of staff asks senior officers to reduce shootings of Palestinians (Haaretz)
In the past three months over 40 Palestinians have been killed by soldiers, including some non-combatants who were killed by mistake

Israeli court releases Palestinian arrested with no warrant and 'without a reason' (Haaretz)
Chiding the police for failing to justify the arrest, let alone explain it, the judge referred the case to the Justice Ministry's police misconduct unit due to suspicions that officers beat the man while arresting him

ZVI BAR'EL: How many dead Palestinians is too many? (Haaretz)

Photo: Palestinian protestors evacuate wounded in clashes with IDF near the Evyatar outpost, last week (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)