Israeli forces confronted mass condemnation after strapping a wounded Palestinian to the bonnet of their car, utilizing him as a human defend, throughout a rain within the occupied West Bank.
The footage of the incident, which occurred Saturday, has gone viral and exhibits a Jenin resident strapped horizontally to the bonnet of a army jeep because it passes by a slender alley.
Medics recognized the Palestinian as Mujahid Fayyad from the Jabriyat neighborhood positioned between the city of Burqin and Jenin.
The troopers had been accused of abusing the injured man as a “human shield” in the course of the operation.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the incident Sunday, a day after it occurred.
It mentioned the Palestinian was wounded throughout an operation launched within the space of Wadi Burqin to apprehend wished suspects.
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During an alternate of fireplace, one of many suspects was wounded and apprehended, the army claimed in an announcement.
“In violation of orders and standard operating procedures, the suspect was taken by the forces while tied on top of a vehicle,” the assertion mentioned.
“The conduct of the forces in the video of the incident does not conform to the values of the IDF (military),” it added.
“The incident will be investigated and dealt with accordingly,” the army mentioned, including that the wounded man was transferred to the Palestinian Red Crescent for therapy.
Fayyad is at present being handled at Jenin’s Ibn Sina hospital, medics on the facility mentioned.
Jenin has lengthy been a stronghold for Palestinian resistance teams and the Israeli military routinely carries out raids within the metropolis and adjoining refugee camp.
Israeli violence within the West Bank has additional escalated for the reason that Oct. 7 Hamas incursion triggered Tel Aviv’s newest battle on Gaza.
Israeli troops or settlers have killed not less than 553 Palestinians within the occupied West Bank since, in response to Palestinian officers.
Source: www.dailysabah.com