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RAMALLAH, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned "the continuation of Israeli field executions" against the Palestinian people.
In an emailed press statement, the ministry said "the hideous crime" in which a Palestinian man was killed Tuesday at the Qalandiya military checkpoint, north of Jerusalem, represents "translation of the directives... which give soldiers the green light to open fire on Palestinians."
The ministry decried what was described as an international silence over "this and other Israeli crimes," urging an "awakening of conscience and morality toward those crimes and violations" against Palestinians.
It also called on specialized humanitarian and legal organizations to document those "crimes" and take them to national and international tribunals to punish the "criminals and the killers" and those behind them.
On Tuesday morning, Jihad Khalil, a 48-year-old father of three from a northern West Bank village, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers at the Qalandiya checkpoint. Khalil was accused of attempting to stab an Israeli soldier.
He was the third Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in November. The other two were killed east of Ramallah and near eastern Gaza Strip respectively.
Since October last year, violence, amid growing tension between Israel and the Palestinians, has left 342 Palestinians and 42 Israelis killed, according to official figures.
