UN: Israel probe of Palestinian amputee's death insufficient

GENEVA – The UN human rights office says an internal Israeli military probe that cleared troops of any wrongdoing in the death of a paraplegic Palestinian protester was "insufficient."

UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein called Tuesday for an independent and impartial investigation.

He said "facts" gathered by his staffers strongly suggest that excessive force was used against 29-year-old Ibrahim Abu Thraya, who used a wheelchair.

Palestinian health officials say Abu Thraya was shot in the head while demonstrating Friday in Gaza amid unrest following President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.